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In 1992, the only monitor to snag the coveted five- 
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4FG. After running it and 13 others through 
the most rigorous technical evaluation they’d ever 
used for testing monitors, MacUser magazine 
concluded, “If you’re looking for the sharpest dis- 
play, the NEC MultiSync 4FG should be your top 
choice!’ What more can we say? Glad you asked. 

Our AccuColor” Control System prompted MacUser 
to make special mention of the “easy color 
adjustments!’ AccuColor lets you adjust on-screen 
colors, so if you’re looking for mouse-tail pink, 
that’s what you’ll get. 

If, however, color control is not a priority for 
you, you’ll be very happy with NEC’s MultiSync 
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vibrant colors. An Invar shadow mask provides 
increased brightness without loss of focus. 



Another big idea— the display area. The large 15'" 
screen (13.8" active display area) coupled with 
FullScan’^ capability for edge-to-edge images gives 
you a larger display area than typical 13" or 14" 
RGB monitors. 

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Both monitors are compatible with the Mac* II family, 
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Midsize Hard Drives 124 

BY MATTHEW R. CLARK Macw’orld Lab tests 84 drives in die 200MB-to-520MB 
range to pick the best bargain and the top performers. 

New from Apple: 

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BY STEVE ROTH Apple unveils an impressive line of 
imaging hardware and softivare — low-costink-jets, a midrange 
color scanner, and high-end laser printers. 






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DEPARTAJIENTS 



REVIEWS 

144 Timbuktu 5.0.1 

Terminal emulation 

146 PowerBook Duo210 
and 230 

Notebook computer 

148 Duo Dock 

Desktop housing for 
PowerBook Duo 

150 Microsoft Word 5.1 

Word processor 

150 Special Delivery 1.0 

Presentation software 

152 Apple Font Pack 

TrueType fonts 

154 Aldus Personal Press 2.0; 
Publish It Easy 3.0 
Page-layout software 

164 Conflict Catcher and 
Other Innovative Utilities 
1.0;INITPIcker3.0 
INIT manager utilities 

166 Expressionist 3.0; 
MathType 3.0 
Equation-writing software 

168 PIcturePress 2.5 
Image-compression 
software 

168 MiniCAD+4 

Computer-assisted drafting 

170 At Ease 

Desktop alternative 




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170 Inline Sync 1.0 

File-synchronization software 

172 Rodney's Wonder 
Window 

CD ROM of Mac art 

172 America Alive 

CD ROM travel guide 

174 StrataType3d1.0 

3-D type-effects software 

174 Network Vital Signs 1.0 

Network-monitoring system 




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176 Battle Chess Enhanced 
CD ROM 
Game software 

176 Where in America's Past 
Is Carmen Sandlego? 
Educational game 

178 Spiral 1.0.1 

Note-taking software 

178 MetaDesIgn 3.0 

Structured systems software 



18 How to Contact 
Macworld 

23 MacBulletin 

25 State of the Mac 

BY ADRIAN MELLO 
Choosing the right PowerBook 

31 Letters 
53 Art Beat 

BY CATHY ABES 

57 The Iconoclast 

BY STEVEN LEVY 
Is computer producti\'ity an 
ox)TTioronr 

69 Conspicuous 
Consumer 

BY DEBORAH BRANSCUM 
With just a Mac and a modem, you 
can venture far from home 

81 News 

BY DAN LITTMAN AND 
TOM MORAN 

181 The Desktop Critic 

BY DAVID POGUE 
Sensational System 7 add-ons 

185 New Products 
193 How To/Quick Tips 

BY LON POOLE 



203 How To/Getting 
Started 

BY JIM HEID 

Word processing with style sheets 

211 PowerBook Notes 



BY CARY LU 

The care and feeding of batteries 

221 Star Ratings 
298 Best-Sellers 



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Looks like Mac users just got 




The new generation HP LaserJet 4M printer. 







ry means 






The HP LaserJet 4M 
Is the one for all. 
Macintosh and Pi 
alike. This new 
generation proj 
superior outpi 
600 dpi, 

Enhancei 
technotoi 
microfli 
buittJn 
that Posi 
and fulhpage graphi 
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True 600 dpi 
creates rich, fuD- 
dimertsional text 
and graphics. 



Smoother curves, 
no jagged edges, 
thanks to HP's 
exclusive Resolu- 
tion Enhancement 
technology. 



Microfine toner 
makes 600 dpi out- 
put look even 
sharper. 



35 PostScript 
Type 1 typefaces 
for Mac and PC 
PostScript users, 
and 35 Intelldont 
and 10 TrueType 
typefaces for PC 
users produce a 
broad range of 
document styles. 



At last Hewlett-Packard intro- 
duces a laser printer built specif- 
ically for the Mac from the ground 
up— the new LaserJet 4M. A 
laser printer for Mac users with 
eveiything you expect And, more 
importantly, eveiything you need. 
FVom built-in PostScript Level 2 
software from Adobe and 6 MB 
of memory, to standard Locallhlk 
and optional EtheiTMk. Ffeatures 
which make certain 
this new generation 
in laser printing 
is ready-made just 
for you. 

The finest print 
quality in its class. 

In addition to 

1 ikjt • ^ Faster printing of 

complete Macintosh complex documents, 
compatibility, the LaserJet 4M 
printer also delivers the finest 
print quality of any 600 dpi 
machine available— thante to 




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HP’s microfine tonei; Resolution 
Enhancement technology, and an 
advanced engine expressly engi- 
neered for 600x600 dpi. 

New generation features mean 
you will lose no time get- 
ting your work onto the 
page. A new RISC proces- 
sor and 6 MB of standard 
memory accelerate 
formatting and I/O 
speeds, so complex * 
PostScript language and graphics 
files are rendered faster and 
more clearly than ever before. 

Greater flexibility. 

But this wouldn’ t be an HP-caliber 
breakthrough if the innovations 
weren’t across the board. That’s 
why, even though the new genera- 
tion LaserJet 4M printer is built 
for the Macintosh, it will perfonn 
for DOS and Windows users as 
well . . . automatically. Automatic 



language switching Obetween 
PCL 5 and PostScript) and three 
hot I/O ports (serial, parallel, 
and Locallklk) make sure users 
are able to shai e the piinter 
simultaneously. Without waiting. 

Also, because of the LaserJet 4M 
piinter’s two integrated paper 
trays (total capacity 350 sheets) 
and optional .500-sheet tray and 
power envelope feeder, you will 
save time, avoid paper-handling 
hassles, and gain fiexibility. 

HP quality and reliability. 

The new generation LaserJet 4M 
printer lets you eryoy the one 
particular no other Macintosh 
laser printer can offer— the 
renowned 

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owning an HP 

penpheraL Not paper handling. 




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heller resolution. 



Surprisingly affordable. 

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A breakthrough in its own right. 
So caU 1-800-LASERJET 
(1-800-527-3753), Ext. 7135 to 
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and see the printer built to add 
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leaving. And Radius had a hand in it. 

The Examiner cranks 
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day. With deadlines 
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inducing 40 minutes. 

Pretty impressive. 

But what's really 
remarkable is that they 
put them all out in color. 

Thanks to Radius. 

How do they do it? 

Chris Gulker, Director of Development at 
the Examiner, explains. "We have to work 
fast." An understatement. “And Rockets 
have given us 
the speed we 
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“Radius’ Color Matching System 

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represents another major breakthrough for 
us in terms of hitting really tight deadlines. 
Rather than going through the whole 

rigamarole of waiting for 
proofs then making all 
the necessary 
adjustments, we now 
have complete 
confidence that what we 
see on the monitor really 
is what we’ll get in print. 

“With this high level 
of comfort in the color 



11:30 AM 



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2:30 PM 



. 

« screens, we've 



ROCKET SPEED HELPS THE EXAMINER 
PUT OUT FIVE COLOR EDITIONS A DAY 
BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS. THEY NEED FT. 




IT'S BEEN QUTE A DECADE, this kind of 

THE EXAMINER CAPTURED IT 

ALL IN RADIUS 24-BIT COLOR, intensive color 



work feasible on a desktop system. 



basically been able to 
turn our journalists into 
color separators. Which means we save in 
terms of both time and personnel. 

"WfeVe also done a lot with video frame 

“WE CAN GET A COLOR RCTURE 



FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S CAMERA 



TO THE PRESSES IN THE SPACE 



OF 40 MINUTES.” 



grabbing. During the Gulf War, for 
example, the best images were coming 
from CNN. Using Radius products, we 




could put TV shots in the paper that were 
still of a very high quality.” 

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WordPerf ect ^Acquires Bea^eWorks: 
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Ap ple, A OL Agree at Last: Apple and 
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months, has essentially ceased operations. Out- 
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Which PowerBook? 

BY ADRIAN MELLO 



I HE PROBLEM WITH HAVING 
a lot of good choices is deciding 
among them. Lately, I’ve no- 
ticed a special kind of suffering 
that is afflicting potential 
PowerBook owners. With the 
introduction of five compelling 
PowerBook models, buyers are 
struggling over which to get. I 
wanted to figure out w'hich 
model I wanted myself, so I 
spent time living with each 
model to discover their strengths and 
weaknesses. Here’s wdiat I found out. 

The key to choosing a PowerBook is 
deciding between one of die three tried- 
and-true “traditional” PowerBook models 
and one of the slim PowerBook Duos (the 
210 and 230, along with a small solar sys- 
tem of accessories). The traditional Pow*er- 
Book design is heavier (6.8 pounds) and 
can have ever)’’thing you’re likely to need 
built in except an AC power adapter. The 
PowerBook Duos are slim and light (4.2 
pounds) and fit in a stationar}^ docking 
system. Apple’s Duo Dock docking sta- 
tion provides access to a floating-point 
chip and has most of the advantages of a 
desktop computer, including nvo slots, 
extra \ideo memor\’, and a bay for an in- 
ternal hard drive (in addition to the Duo’s 
own internal drive). At first glance, the 
choice appears to be between the conve- 
nience of an all-in-one design and the 
ficxibiliw of being able to add to a basic 
s) stem that’s also lighter in weight. 

Now that I’ve given you a rational 
ovemew, please indulge me while I ex- 
plore the emotional aspects of the new' 
PowerBooks. Like me, you may have to 
get the “cool- toys response” out of your 
system before you can make the right de- 
cision. Let’s start with the coolest com- 
puter I’ve ever seen — die Pow^erBook Duo. 

The Dynamic Duo 
versus the Active Matrix 

IF B.\TMAN HAD A COMPUTER. IT 
would be a PowerBook Duo. I can see him 
bursting into the Bat Cave — a few quick 
strides and he’s seated at his electronic 
command post facing his Duo Dock. 
With a touch of a button, die robotic whir 
of the Pow^erLatch s)'stem ejects the Duo. 
He slaps the MiniDock onto die back of 
the notebook and thrusts it into an ar- 
mored black carr\dng case marked w'idi 



the Batman logo. He briskly clips die AC 
adapter onto his utilit)’^ belt. Batman then 
clips the floppy adapter in place, carefully 
keeping it separate from the sus]iiciously 
similar-looking batarang. 

Hey, w'hat’s good enough for Batman 
is good enough for me. I was captivated by 
the Duo. But the first time I used the 
Pow^erBook 180, it dragged me back to- 
w’ard using a conventional Pow'erBook. 
Until you use an active matrix screen like 
those of the 170 and 180 and compare it 
wuth a passive matrix screen, you can’t ap- 
preciate the difference: the 180’s screen is 
for superior to the Duo’s screen. The real 
surprise is how much nicer the 180’s 
screen is than the 170’s. They are both 
active matrix, but the 180 adds gray scale 
and a shadow' mask. The result is a sharp- 
er, higher-contrast image that makes the 
180’s screen much more appealing. 

The Duo Dilemma 

ALL RIGHT. TIME TO COME BACK DOWN 
to earth. After all, w'e’re talking a lot of 
money, now* diat we’re choosing between 
a fully loaded Pow^erBook Duo and a 
Pow^erBook 180. These products list for 
around S4000, and that’s if you can get 
your hands on the 180, which is in tre- 
mendous demand (and short supply, due 
to screen-manufocturing problems). That’s 
the beauty of rationality — it can help you 
decide that you don’t want what you re- 
ally want when you’re not sure you can 
have it anjwvay. 

Now' let’s analyze the joy out of the 
first object of my infatuation — tlie Pow'er- 
Book Duo. After living w'ith a 
Duo system for a w'hile, I dis- 
covered that it has a problem 
— too many pieces (of course, 
this is precisely why I liked it 
in the first place!). Every time 
I went somew'here I had to 
think about w'hich pieces to 
bring. Wliat if I w'ant to trans- 
fer files to another computer? 

Should I bring the SCSI Disk 
Adapter or a couple of Phone- 
Net connectors? But I might 
buy a new software package on 
die road and w'ant to install it. 

Better bring die floppy drive. 

Oh yeah, don’t forget the 
floppy adapter diat goes with 
it. I might want to hook up to 



that color monitor in a colleague’s office 
and w'ork on my presentation in color. 
Better bring the MiniDock. But then I 
don’t need the Duo Floppy Adapter. Take 
diat out and put it back. After all, I want 
to reduce w'eight and save room in the car- 
rying case. But I can forget about both of 
those goals if I bring along a floppy drive 
or a MiniDock. 

The trick w'ith a Duo system is that to 
really save the 2 pounds, you have to de- 
cide that you can live without a floppy 
drive and an e.xtemal monitor most of the 
time. Odienvise you will carry around a 
floppy drive and an adapter or MiniDock 
and about as much weight as a conven- 
tional Pow'erBook. If you forgo a floppy 
drive you have to use a pair of PhoneNet 
adapters or the HDI-30 SCSI System 
Cable to load new' software or transfer 
data files. .And that means you have to 
have access to someone else’s computer, 
W'hich means you aren’t nearly as indepen- 
dent. If you W'ant to back up your hard 
drive and there’s no other computer 
handy, you can do it remotely, but you 
have to have a computer or sen'er set up 
at another location so that you can dial in 
and dow'nload a file. You may not like 
carry'ing a floppy drive, but you can be 
caught in a bind without one. 

A Strength of Tradition 

IF CONVENIENCE IS THE NAME OF THE 
game, the traditional Pow'erBook design 
largely w'ins. You don’t need to think 
about W'hich pieces to bring; you don’t 
have to unpack and repack them on the 
road or worr)-* about losing 
them; and you won’t forget to 
bring that one crucial piece 
that w'ould have let you do the 
job. Also, once you cable a 
floppy drive or other compo- 
nent to a Duo, you’re making 
a portable PowerBook look 
uncomfortably similar to an 
immovable desktop machine 
W'ith its sundry attachments. 

The chief convenience of 
a Duo is not the unlikely 
w'eight savings, but the w'ay it 
configures your system when 
rejoined to a Duo Dock. The 
PowerBook 210 or 230 acti- 
vates the dock’s math chip and 
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power-saving options. But I doubt that for 
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one and don’t mind waiting in line to get 
it, you won’t be disappointed. If you plan 
to regularly work in front of the built-in 
screen for e.xtended periods of time, the 
extra Si 300 or so premium over the 
PowerBook 1 60 is worth it. 

Remember, I said //you can afford it. 
Many people aren’t willing or able to pay 
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attach an c.xternal gray-scale or color 
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presentations from your PowerBook, and 
you can bypass the passive matrix screen 
when you have access to a real monitor. 
If the 145 were $700 to $800 less than the 
160 it might make more sense. 

All in all, the choice for most users is 
between the PowerBook 160 and the 
PowerBook 180. The 180 wins if you just 
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you work in front of the screen for long 
periods of rime. As much as I love die 1 80, 
1 give die nod to die 1 60 because now that 
you can connect it to an external monitor 
its passive matrix screen is less limiting. 
Radonally, the 160 makes the most sense 
for most people. Of course, that doesn’t 
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IIvx Just Putters 

LL RIGHT, GET ON YOUR HORSES 
and figure this one out, quick. Pve 
been reading the reviews on the new Mac 
llvx computer from Apple, and most of 
what I read makes my mouth water (“The 
Macintosh IIvx,” December 1992). But 
I’m puzzled by something. Why is it tliat 
a new computer witli a built-in math co- 
processor that runs 28 percent faster than 
a Mac Ilci, still runs slower than or only 
as fast as the Mac Ilci.^ How about an an- 
swer on this one? 

Craig Petersori 
Santa Motiica, Califotim 

A bottleneck is the reason behind the slower speed. 
According to one source, even though the CPU (the 
central processing unit, or the brain of the computer) 
of the IIvx is faster than the CPU of the Ilci, the 
llvx's ADB transceiver (Apple Desktop Bus transmitter 
and receiver) is only half as fast as the llvx’s CPU, 
which means that the CPU is often left waiting to 
receive or send processed information. It’s sort of 
like dictating a message at 30 words per minute to 
someone who can write only 15 v/ords per minute. 
You have to stop and wait for the message taker to 
catch up periodically. — Ed. 

C HARLES SEITER SAYS, “FOR YEARS 
the AppleColor Alonitor has been 
called 13 -inch, an honest reference to tlie 
true diagonal size of the image area.” 
Wrongl The actual image area is 1 1 Vi 
inches. The exposed glass area of the tube 
is a tad less than 1 3 inches. Seiter goes on, 
“This new standard Apple monitor, with 
the same picture dimensions as the old 
one, has been proudly redesignated as a 
14-inch monitor.” Whose side is he on? 

The government passed a law many 
years ago requiring an honest diagonal 
measurement of TV screens. How about 
getting a law requiring computer monitor 
makers to measure screens the same way, 
relative to actual image area and not the 
glass area? 

Richai'd MacLean 
C?vfto7i^ Maryland 



No Deal al All 

■ FOUND THE ARTICLE “THE UP- 
grade Express” verj- good (Consj)iciwus 
Consumer^ December 1992). I was particu- 
larly interested in the quote from Judy 
Chase, xMicrosoft Word product manager, 
about her “deal of the century” (Word 5.0 
owners will get 5.1 for less than $20). 

M'Tiat deal? I received my upgrade of- 
fer from Microsoft witli a price of Si 29. 
On the back of the card it indicated if I 
bought Word 5.0 after October I, then it 
would only cost S5 for shipping. I am sure 
you printed what you were told, but it is 
indicative of the credibility of some of the 
Microsoft people. In my case, I upgraded 
to 5.0 in January^ and when I consider die 
upgrade cost, I am less than satisfied. 
VVord has some excellent features, but it 
is also flawed. Is there an explanation why 
5.1 came out such a short time after 5.0? 

Willmn L. Kriegs 
Racine, Wisconsin 

It's no misprint — Microsoft is offering registered 
Word 5.0 owners an upgrade to 5.1 for SI 9.95, 
which includes shipping and handling. If you are a 
registered 5.0 owner and receive the wrong offer, 
call Microsoft’s Customer Service number at 800/ 
426*9000.— Ed. 

Miracle Connection 

I ’M WRITING ABOUT “HARD DRIVE 
Rx” in the December 1992 issue. The 
“SCSI Do’s and Don’ts” chart on page 
215 states that “the last device should 
have an external termination connector.” 
Did something get lost in the editing or 
does Mr. Eckhardt really mean it? I 
have an external hard drive with internal 
termination; am I supposed to go out 
and buy an external terminator for it? 
Have I used it successfully for two years 
w'ith just luck? 

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enough so that anything is possible. 

Alex Podressojf 
Te?»pe, Arizona 

The last device needs to be terminated, but termi- 
nation can be either internal or external. — Ed. 

Inconsistently Reviewed 

PERCEIVE A GREAT DEAL OF INCON- 
sistenc}^ among identically rated prod- 



ucts. Specifically I am referring to the 
diree stars accorded both Omnis 7 1.1 and 
Kodak Renaissance in December 1992 
Reviews. In die Omnis revnew the pros and 
cons box sets the tone, with many pros 
and only one con, “Not for neophiTes,” 
which is not a con at all, since I can’t diink 
of any relational database diat is pardcu- 
larly suitable for neophiTes, though He- 
lix is no doubt easier. Contrast this with 
the revnew of Kodak Renaissance diat has 
several not-inconsequential cons, a re\aew 



laden with details of its shortcomings. Yet 
both programs get exactly the same, 
three-star, rating! 

I sincerely request you add half-stars 
to your rating system and most especially 
that you set forth specific guidelines on 
how reviewers are to use the system 
whether you stick widi the current one or 
not. Then have someone odier dian the 
re\aewer read through the reviews to catch 
inconsistent ratings in the future. 

Andrew Ruff 
PaloAltOy California 

Grade Wiirs 

I WAS DISAPPOINTED BY THE SE- 
lection of Grade Machine 5.0 over 
Making the Grade 2.0 in the December 
1992 Reviews. I suspect diat George Beck- 
man and ICay Stephens have never been 
ovenvorked, underpaid classroom teach- 
ers. Nor, I presume, have they ever been 
challenged to select a grading program for 
a number of computer-shy educators who 
continues 



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''How to Unlock the Hidden Storage on 

Your Hard Drive ” (PowerBook | 
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that readers should back up their 
hard drives in case anything went 
wrong. The article should have 
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their hard drives and veiffy that 
the backups are functional before 
following the procedure^ which 
will destroy any data on the hard 
drive. In Step 5, after users see 
the message "Partitioning was 
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Quit, they must 7’estart the Mac- 
intosh ushtg the Disk Tools Sys- 
tem. Then users should copy \ 
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drive, and restore their back- 
up files. 

"Gauging Video Speed'^ ("24- Bit Color 
Gmphics,'' Febniaiy 1993) didiFt 
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With the appropriate softwai'c, 
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not only need, but require, the friendly 
interface and, “chatty” documentation diat 
Making tlie Grade offers. As for die com- 
ment that the number of reports offered 
may appear to be overkill, it is obvious 
diat your reviewers have never been in die 
position of having ten minutes to prepare 
for a conference with a concerned, or 
irate, parent. I found the reports created 
by Making the Grade a constant reassur- 
ance to bodi students and parents. 

Saneb'a Ewamivski 
Lilbuni, Georgia 

CONCUR WITH MOST OF WHAT YOU 
said about Grade Machine 5.0. The 
programmers at Misty' City Software are 
in tune with teachers’ needs and seem to 
always have new and improved versions in 
the wings. 

rd like to underscore a feature you 
touched on: the incredible flexibility of 
the entire program. xAll the gradebook re- 
ports, attendance reports, and individual 
student reports can be tailored, it seems, 
indefinitely. I noticed you mentioned a 
pro of Making the Grade 2.0 was its abil- 
\ty to print in Spanish. I have been able to 
tailor Grade Machine reports using style 
sheets to read almost completely in Span- 
ish for three years. 

Dume Berthow-Hernamlez 
Castrovillcy California 

The Classroom Attendance module for Misty City's 
Grade Machine is now shipping. It was not at the 
time of our December issue. — Ed. 

Another Look at Fonts 

F I WERE SOMEONE INTERESTED 
ffl in creating or editing outline fonts, the 
review of Fontographer 3.5 could have 
only hindered my quest for accurate infor- 
mation (Reviews^ November 1992). In- 
stead, I am an experienced user of Font- 
ographer and its competitor FontStudio. 
From my perspective, die reviewer did not 
understand die program and its relation to 
making font outlines. Nor do I believe die 
reviewer understood die significance of 
font formats or the discipline of working 
with letterforms. For instance, the state- 
ment “As with any PostScript draw pro- 
gram, you can control fill patterns, line 
weight, the way each line ends, and the 
way strokes meet” is truly meaningless. 
First, there are no patterns in Font- 
ographer, only tints; second, the tints and 
strokes can only be used with the Type 3 
font format, w'hicli is largely irrelevant. 

I also cannot fathom why the renam- 
ing of a font is so hard for your reviewer. 
And then the reviewer lumps interpola- 
tion under the concept of adding control 



to font editing. Anyone who has used in- 
terpolation would know diat control is not 
one of the results, though interpolation 
does add options. Finally, the short dis- 
cussion of Multiple Master technology 
must have had the people at Adobe won- 
dering why diey even came up with the 
silly idea. 

To7?i Davis 
Dallas, Texas 

Allernative Suggestion 

Si- ENUCHOICE BY KERRY CLEN- 
- i dinning, $15 shareware, does the 
same thing for me as Power Menus on my 
Hex running System 7.1 {Reviews, Decem- 
ber 1992). Not only does it allow 
submenus for anydiing in die Apple menu 
that supports them, but also to mounted 
volume aliases placed diere. It also creates 
a Recent menu item that tracks die most 
recendy used xApple menu items during a 
session. MenuChoice doesn’t allow fid- 
geting with font sizes, but that seems a 
small sacrifice. Just another e.xample of 
shareware lighting the way. 

Panick Denny 
Hawthorne, California 

Motion AVorks Responds 

N READING THE REVIEW OF FRO- 
motion (November 1992), we have 
found a number of areas in which die re- 
view was incorrect. 

How is it that the “diree-step proce- 
dure of opening die host file, selecting the 
object you want to import, and continu- 
ing the object’s name” is a “niind-nunib- 
ingly slow” process? You would be hard- 
pressed to find any other package that not 
only provides the import/export flexibil- 
ity but also the simplicity that is found in 
Promotion. 

The review says “The eyedropper 
tool works only in the foreground win- 
dow, prev^enting you from, say, matching 
the colors in the current actor to the col- 
ors in a prop.” Promotion allows you to 
edit multiple actors and props at the same 
time. All the user needs to do is open both 
the actor and prop for editing, select die 
color in the prop, and use it in the actor. 
The review also says “W^en drawing an 
actor, you can’t preview the appearance of 
a specific frame against its background, 
denying you a glimpse of the big picture.” 
The image of the actor is updated in the 
animation window if die actor is edited on 
a frame-by-frame basis. 

The opening summary states “No 
support for QuickTime compression.” 
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Slacks and Heaps 

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At the November 1992 Comdex show. Appoint, 
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3800 ©WordPerfect 2.1.2 279. 4711 Upgrd. 75. 

★ Wordstar ... 30 day MBG 

6984 ©Correct Grammar 3.01 49. 

3554 ©American Heritage Dictionary 1.0 55. 

10277 ©The Correct Bundle ^4 programs/^ 99. 



GRAPHICS & DESIGN 

PUBLISHING, PRESENTATIONS 

★ Abracadata, Ltd. ... 30 day MBG 
9990 ©Design Your Own Home - Architecture, 
9992 Interiors or 9994 Landscape... ea. 48. 



Adobe Systems 

10167 ©Adobe Dimensions 93. 

5750 ©Adobe TypeSet Classic Pack 59. 



10289 ©SuperATM... 89. 10423 Upgrade... 49. 




8368 LaserJet 4 (with toner)— 1992 MacUser's 



Editors' Choice Award Finalist for Best 
Monochrome Printer. True 600 x 600 dpi 
resolution, Adobe PostScript Level 2, 

6 MB memory, etc $2249. 



©Adobe Type Library (’V'o/. 1-330} call 

6957 ©Adobe Type Reunion 1.0.3 41. 

6053 ©Plus Pack 2.0 118. 6098 ©TypeAlign 61. 
4145 ©Adobe Premiere 429. 3199 Upgrad. 149. 
8171 ©Adobe Illustrator 3.2 ('w/D/merrs/onsJ 360. 
5001 ©Streamline 119. 6644©Photoshop 540. 



AGFA 

7971 ©AgfaType CD-ROM 69. 

★ Aldus ... 30 day MBG 

6674 ©Aldus Personal Press 2.0 99. 

2461 ©Aldus Gallery Effects 1.01 120. 



10176 ©Fetch 199. 7541 ©IntelliDraw.. 194. 

3506 OSuperPaint 135. 4751 ©Persuasion 325. 
1330 ©FreeHand 394. 7008 ©PageMaker 494. 



Altsys 

1983 ©EPS Exchange 2.0 09. 

1195 ©Fontographer 3.5 258. 

★ Apple Computer ... 30 day MBG 

3008 ©Apple Font Pack 79. 

★ Ares Software ... 30 day MBG 

8878 ©FontMonger 1 .5 (Jan. V3) 93. 




★Apple Computer ... 30 day MBG 

3008 OAf^ple Font Collection of 43 

superb TrueType fonts can improve the look 
of all your communications, from word 
processing and spreadsheet documents to 
presentations and faxes. Reqs. System 7. $79. 



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^Microsoft ... SOdayMBG 

2878 OPowerPoitU 3.(?— 1992 MacUser's Editors' 
Choice Award Finalist for Best Presentation 
Product. Create powerful presentations by 
organizing your thoughts using overheads, 
full-color 35mm slides, flipcharts $295. 



Broderbund Software 

3572 OKidPix1.2 34. 7293 ©Companion 23. 



1427 ©Print Shop 35. 

6281 ©TypeStyler2.Uw///7/\7M; 126. 

* Claris ... 30 day MBG 
2518 ©MacDrawPro1.5 275. 



8007 ©Claris CAD 2.0 599. 6943 ©Upgrade 79. 

ColorAge (formerly Custom Applications) 
8037 ©Freedom of Press Light 3.03 (17 fonts). 84. 



Computer Associates 

1668 ©Cricket Graph III 119. 

it DeltaPoint ... 60 day MBG 

3558 ©DeltaGraph Professional 2.0 199. 

^ Deneba Software ... SOdayMBG 

3227 ©Canvas 3.0.4 259. 

:Ar Expert Software ... 30 day MBG 



4870 ©Expert Color Paint, 1737 Landscape, 

8619 Home, or 1731 Office Design ea. 29. 



Fractal Design 

1068 ©Sketcherl.O 93. 

10402 ©Painter 2.0 265. 

Gryphon 

4202 ©Morph 1.1 95. 

'k Letraset ... 30 day MBG 
4709 ©LetraStudio 139. 6300 ©FontStudIo 359. 
Light Source 

3733 ©Ofoto 1.1.1 275. 



k Linguist's Software ... 60 day MBG 
2569 ©Cyrillic II 99. 2641 ©Laser Hebrew 89. 




★Central Point Software ... 30 day MBG 
5041 OMacTools 2.0—1992 AlacVsePs Editors' 
Choice Award Finalist for Best Proteaion Program. 
New Version offers auto backup, data recovery 
& virus protection. MacWEEK, Macworld & 
MacUser claim it is a blockbuster product $105. 



Macromedia 

7651 ©Action! Mac $349. 7441 ©SwIvelPro $479. 
3450 ©SwivelMan 596. 7653 ©MacroModel 999. 
k Manhattan Graphics ... 30 day MBG 

4990 ©Ready. Set.Gol 219. 

k Microsoft ... 30 day MBG 

2878 ©PowerPoint 3.0 295. Upgrades call 

2565 ©Project 3.0 445. Upgrades call 

Postcraft International 

2210 ©Effects Specialist 2.0 89. 

Quark 

7612 ©QuarkXPress 3.2 (Jan '93) 549. 

k Specular International ... 30 day MBG 

4962 ©lnfini-D2.0 699. 

k Synergy Software ... 30 day MBG 

6617 © KaleidaGraph 2.1.3 149. 

Timeworks ... 30 day MBG 
7115 ©Publish It! Easy 109. 7409 ©Colorelt! 165. 
ii^T/Maker ... 30 day MBG 
©ClickArt fMmapped; 38. or (EPS).... 82. 
k Virtus Corporation ... 30 day MBG 
4488 ©WalkThrough 1.1 309. 




★Manhattan Graphics ... SOdayMBG 

4990 ORcady, Set, Go!— O^is powerful tools 
for all phases of the publishing process: an 
electronic paste board; customizable grids; text 
rotation; kerning; text-wrap; style sheets and 
glossaries; & advanced graphics tools .. $219. 



PROGRAMMING 

UTILITIES, HYPERCARD, SECURITY 

k Abbott Systems ... 30 day MBG 
2515 ©Calc+1.0 36. 5236 ©CanOpener 2.0 309. 

^ Aladdin Sytems ... 30 day MBG 
7410 ©Stuffit Space Saver 34. 6740 Deluxe 3.3 65. 

★ ALSoft ... 30 day MBG 
9808 ©MasterJuggler25. 9807 ©DiskExpress II 45. 

5204 ©ALSoft Power Utilities 1.0.2 62. 

k Alysis Software ... 30 day MBG 
2687 ©SuperDiskl 66. 1 608 ©More Disk Space 56. 



k Apple Computer ... 30 day MBG 

1206 ©At Ease 1.0 49. 

1074 ©System 7.1 79. 3413 ©MultiPack... 349. 

7072 ©QuickTime Starter Kit 1 .5 149. 

k ASD Software ... 30 day MBG 

7085 ©FileGuard 2.7.4 fr user; 138. 

k Atticus Software ... 60 day MBG 

9120 ©Super 7 Utilities 64. 

k Berkeley Systems ... 30 day MBG 
5737 ©After Dark 2.0w. 28. 2196 ©Bundle. 39. 
7987 ©Art of Darkness Book (Peachpit Press) 16. 

3392 ©Star Trek: The Screen Saver 34. 

k Casa Blanca Works ... 30 day MBG 

1593 ©Drive 7 2.3 49. 

k CE Software ... 60 day MBG 
1727 ©CalendarMaker 31. 8024 QuicKeys^.. 89. 

i*r Central Point ... 30 day MBG 
5041 OMacTools 2.0 105. 




★Aladdin Systems ... SOdayMBG 
6740 OStufflt Deluxe 3.3— 1992 MacUser*s 



Editors' Choice Award Finalist for Best 
Compression Product. Solves all your needs 
from archiving to transparent compression $65. 
7410 OStufflt SpaceSaver i.O 34. 



★ Claris ... 30 day MBG 

8734 ©HyperCard Development Kit 2.1 139. 

★ Connectix ... 30 day MBG 

8441 ©CPU (Connectix PowerBook Utilities).., 49. 
Coral Research 

7310 ©TimeLog.... 62. 7309 (10 Pack) 399. 



★ Dantz Development ... 30 day MBG 
9115 ©DiskFit Direct 1.0.... 29. 3393 ©Pro.. 72. 
5255 ©Retrospect 147. 7945 ©Remote 1 .3 264. 

★ Datawatch ... 30 day MBG 



4803 ©Virex/Macor8561 ©911 Utilities 62. 

★ Fifth Generation ... 30 day MBG 
4287 ©PYROI 4.01 27. 3955 ©Suitcase 2.1 53. 

8286 ©SuperLaserSpool 3.0 99. 

7404 ©DiskDoubler 52. 4838 AutoDoubler.. 58. 

10398 ©CopyDoubler 1 .0 39. 

FWB, Inc. 

7929 ©Hard Disk ToolKit Personal Edition .... 49. 
2999 ©Hard Disk ToolKit 1.1.1 125. 



ICOM Simulations 

6296 ©Intermission.. 27. 3731 ©OnCue II .. 63. 

★ Inline Design ... 30 day MBG 

1744 ©Icon 7 31. 9843 ©Inline Sync 1 .0 79. 

7068 ©INITPIcker 3.0 49. 

2913 ©Redux 1.63.... 49. 1740 Deluxe.... 92. 

Insignia Solutions 

7552 ©RapidTrak 58. 

★ Kent Marsh Ltd. ... 30 day MBG 

9513 ©FolderBolt1.02 71. 

1839 ©NightWatch II 89. 

★ KyZen Corporation ... 30 day MBG 

10173 ©UPDiff 1.0 125. 

★ Leader Technologies ... 30 day MBG 

10272 ©PowerMerge 79. 

★ Logical Solutions ... 30 day MBG 

10169 ©7th Heaven 2.5 67. 

★ MAXA Corporation ... 30 day MBG 

8692 ©Snooper HW & SW Kit special 115. 

8694 ©Snooper ^software on/y; special 89. 

MicroMat Computer Systems 
3732 ©MacEKG II 2.0.5 89. 

★ Nine to Five Software ... 30 day MBG 
2020 ©9 to 5 Office 19. 9767 ©Reports 2.5 125. 

★ Now Software ... 30 day MBG 

1793 ©Now Up-To-Date... 65. 2366(10). 519. 

6925 ©Now Utilities 4.O.... 95. 8471 (10) . 775. 



Palomar Software 

8210 ©PLOTTERgelst2.1 249. 

Pluma, Inc. 

8704 ©Cause or 8713 ©Net Effect ea. 185. 

★ Symantec ... 30 day MBG 

5176 ©Antivirus for Mac (SAM; 3.5 64. 

10312 ©Antivirus tor Mac 3.5 (SAM) Upgrade 24. 
6748 ©Norton Utilities for Mac 2.0 95. 




the pick of the lot. 







★Kent Marsh Ltd. ... 30dayMBG 

The perfect combination of hard disk & folder 
security. Rigorous protection at its friendliest. 
Perfect for single users or site licenses. 



9513 OFolderBolt 1.02 $71. 

1339 ONightWatch II 89. 



9957 ©THINK Reference 1.0 68. 

3421 ©THINK Pascal 165. 

2688 ©THINK C 199. 

Teknosys 

5203 ©Help! 88. 

★ TGS Systems ... 60 day MBG 

6667 ©Prograph 2.5 299. 

★ Thought I Could ... 30 day MBG 

4843 ©Wallpaper 1.0.2 37. 

UserLand Software 

4753 ©Frontier 2.0 185. 



LEARN & PLAY 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TRAINING, GAMES 

★ Abbott Systems ... 30 day MBG 



9578 ©Kaleidoscope 25. 

Activision 

1039 ©Shanghai 1 1 29. 

1134 ©LostTreasuresof Infocom Vol. 1 40. 

2470 ©Lost Treasures of Infocom Vol. II 29. 




MicroMat Computer Systems 

3732 OMacEKG 112.0.5-1992 MacUser^s 
Editors' Choice Award Finalist for Best 
Protection Program. Provides in-depth knowledge 
on what makes your Mac tick. Able to 
isolate/diagnose intermittent failures $89. 



★ AMTEX Corporation ... 30 day MBG 

2517 ©TRISTAN Pinball $33. 

« ★ Baseline Publishing ... 30 day MBG 

7785 ©Talking Moose 4.0.2 22. 

Broderbund Software 

9059 ©Arthur’s Teacher Trouble 41. 

6516 ©The Playroom 2.0 ('CP; fco/or; 29. 

©Carmen Sandiego Series (CP) ea. 29. 

8298 ©Amer. Past 35. 8285 Deluxe 47. 

3559 ©SimAnt or 5871 ©SimCity Supreme ea. 35. 

8266 ©SimEarth 1.1 40. 

1910 ©SimLife.... 41. 3307 ©A-Train.... 39. 

Buena Vista Software 

1711 ©Heaven and Earth 34. 

Bungle Software 

8585 ©Minotaur 1.01 B 47. 

★ Carina ... 30 day MBG 

7761 ©Voyager II. the Dynamic Sky Simulator 99. 

★ Centron Software ... 30 day MBG 

5910 ©Crossword Creator 39. 

8525 ©Casino Master... 39. Q524 (Color) . 45. 

Colorado Spectrum 

2554 Mouse Yoke (aircraft yoke adapter) 29. 

★ Cyan ... 30 day MBG 

6320 ©Manhole 1.6 19. 

★ Davidson & Associates ... 30 day MBG 

3922 ©Talking Spell It Plus 28. 



2574 ©MathBlaster Plus or 7942 Kid Works 2 34. 
Delta Tao Software 

2536 ©Spaceward Ho! or 2439 ©Strategic Conq. 36. 

EARTHQUEST 

8050 ©EARTHQUEST or 31 1 8 ©Ecology 1 .0 34. 

★ Edmark Corporation ... 30 day MBG 
7155 ©Kid Desk 24. 731 8©Millie’s Math House 29. 



Electronic Arts 

1907 ©PGA Golf.... 39. 2963 ©StarRight II .. 39. 
2805 ©PGA Golf Tournament Course 18. 

★ Expert Software ... 30 day MBG 

6219 ©Expert Astronomer 1.0 29. 

Graphic Simulations 

8083 ©Missions at Leyte Gulf (req. Hellcats). 20. 
4756 ©Hellcats Over the Pacific 1 .0.3 38. 

★ Great Wave ... 30 day MBG 

6693 ©KidsMath 2.0 or 2276 Kid’s Time., ea. 25. 
4334 ©NumberMaze.. 25. 8527 O (Color).. 35. 

1513 ©ReadingMaze ('Co/or, ages 3-7^ 35. 

3471 ©DaisyQuest f'Co/or, preschoo/J 35. 



★ HyperGiot Software ... 30 day MBG 

(French, German, Italian & Spanish) 

©Word Torture ea. 32. ©Tense Tutor ea. 38. 
©Pronunciation Tutor 

(Span., Fren.) ea. 32. (Germ., Chin.) ea. 38. 

★ Inline Design ... 30 day MBG 

1562 ©3 in Three... 31. 7652 ©Cogito 37. 

1944 ©Swamp Gas 31. 1747 ©Europe 37. 

7646 ©Tiniesor7650S.C.OUT (Jan. ’93) ea. 37. 
8809 ©Tesserae 31. 3414 ©Mutant Beach. 37. 



Innerprise 

1662 ©CyberBlast 25. 

Interplay Productions 

1894 ©BattleChess ^3D ae/maf/onj 29. 

1893 ©CheckMate ('/Mn/fe p/ay /eve/s; 31. 

★ Learning Company ... 30 day MBG 

2670 ©Reader Rabbit 3.0 (’CPHages 4 - 7 ; 34. 

9570 ©Reader Rabbit 2 ).0 (ages 5-8) 34. 

3281 ©The Writing Center 1.0 51 . 

★ Leister Productions ... 30 day MBG 

7126 ©Reunion 3.0 115. 

★ MECC ... 30 day MBG 

3963 ©Oregon Trail 1.1 28. 



3960 ©Number or 3959 Word Munchers... ea. 18. 




UserLand Software 

4753 OFrontier 2.0— 1992 MacUser's Editors' 
Choice Award Finalist for Best Development Tool. 
Power-user's scripting system for System 7. 
‘'Mac users have wanted something like this 



since 1984," {MacUser 12/91) $185. 



★ Microlytics ... 60 day MBG 

7871 ©Berlitz Interpreter 34. 

MlcroProse 

9520 ©Civilization: Sid Meier’s 39. 

★ Microsoft ... 30 day MBG 

2868 ©Flight Simulator 4.0 rCP; 42. 

★ Nordic Software ... 30 day MBG 

8257 ©Preschool Pack - Color 2.0 34. 



7470 ©Jungle Quest 30. 7537 ©Kolor Klips 37. 

★ Penton Overseas ... 30 day MBG 

©VocabuLearn/ce Levels 1 & II (Span., Fren., 
Germ., Ital., Rus., Japan., & Heb.)... ea. 35. 
©VocabuLearn/ce Level III (Span., Fren., 
Germ., Ital., Rus., & Japan.) ea. 35. 

★ Personal Training Sys. ... 60 day MBG 
Training for System 7, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, 
Persuasion, FileMaker Pro, PageMaker, 
Illustrator, FreeHand, Word, HyperCard, 
QuarkXPress, ClarisWorks & Mac. ea. 49. 
Pluma, Inc. 

8695 ©Capitalist Pig 34. 



Beagle Wbito 




Beagle Brothers 

3119 OBeagleWorks— Integrated word, spread- 
sheet, database, paint, communications & draw 
modules all in one package. Features include 
In-Context Editing, irregular text wrap, auto- 
sum tool, etc. Special limited offer only $69. 




© Copyright 




1992 PC Connection, Inc. MacConnection is a division and registered trademark of PC Connection, Inc., Marlow, NH. MacTV is a trademark of PC Connection, Inc. 





At MacG^nnection, 




★Berkeley Systems ... 30dayMBG 
3392 OSMr Trek: The Screen Sam— 1992 
MacUser's Editors' Choice Award Finalist for 



Besi Desktop Diversion. Beam aboard the 

Enterprise to prevent screen bum-in $34. 

5737 OAfter Dark lOw 28. 



ir Que Software ... 30 day MBG 

9743 ©Typing Tutor V 29. 

Sierra On-Line 

9078 ©Stellar 7 21. 

3552 ©Leisure Suit Larry V or 7396 Red Baron 39. 
ir SoftStream ... 30 day MBG 

4409 ©Gaiactic Frontiers (1 to 4 ptayers) 38. 

Software Toolworks 

4619 ©Mavis Beacon Typing 1.3 ('CPJ 29. 

ir Spectrum Holobyte ... 30 day MBG 

3464 ©Tetris.... 22. 3017 ©Wordtris 1.0 28. 

4835 ©Super Tetris I'fO /eve/s o^d/Yto/fyJ.... 28. 
3459 ©Falcon.. 33. 91 13 ©Falcon Color.... 39. 
^ Strategic Studies ... 30 day MBG 

3287 ©Warlords (empires at war) 34. 

StudyWare 

1395 ©StudyWare for Calculus 23. 

©ACT, GMAT, GRE or SAT Prep ... ea. 29. 
★ Toyogo ... 30 day MBG 

7624 ©NEMESIS Go Master 5.0 35. 

7623 ©NEMESIS Go Master Deluxe 5.0 99. 

Velocity 

2934 ©Spectre... 34. 5280 ©LAN 3-Pak 57. 



VIDEO AND SOUND 

MONITORS, MUSIC, ANIMATION 

★ ARSNOVA ... 30 day MBG 
9114 Songworksl.0 64. 



Articulate Systems 

7013 Voice Navigator SW w/Headset Mike $319. 

7014 Voice Navigator SW w/Desktop Mike.. 319. 
Coda Music Software 

8188 ©MusicProse 2.1 189. 5604 ©Finale 549. 
★ DiVA Corporation ... 30 day MBG 

3011 ©VideoShopl.0 369. 

E-MachInes 

9067 ColorUnkLC 479. 9070 ColorUnk DCVT 510. 
10321 ColorPageT16ll. 1299. 9064T19II 2299. 

9072 Double Color LX. 639. 9073 SX 359. 

9066 Future SX.. 479. 9065 Futura MX .. 799. 

9063 Futura LX 999. 

Envislo 

4106 ©Qulck-16 449. 

Macromedia 

5486 ©Sound Edit PRO 2.05 199. 

7651 ©Actionl2.0 349. 

4598 ©MacRecorder Sound System PRO... 239. 

5087 ©MacroMind Director 3.1.1 799. 

2246 ©MacroMind Three-D 1.2 999. 

NEC 

4252 Multisync 3FGx 689. 

^ Nutmeg Systems ... 30 day MBG 
©15" Monochrome System for the II, LC, 

S E/30, si and SE ea. 519. 

Passport Designs 

10362 ©Passport Producer 249. 

8250 ©Encore 2.5.2 379. 

Radius 

1738 PrecisionColor Pivot (reqs. interface}.. 999. 

7870 Rocket 33 2199. 

1736 PrecisionColor Display/20S 2499. 

RasterOps 

0944 RasterOps 24STV 799. 

Sigma Designs 

6944 Power Portrait (platinum) 679. 

Software Toolworks 

5201 The Miracle (piano teacher) 349. 

Sound Source 

©Star Trek: Original TV Vol. 1 or 2....ea. 30. 
©Star Trek: Next Gener. Vol. 1 or 2 .... ea. 35. 
1759 ©AudloClips: 2001 A Space Odyssey.. 35. 
ir SuperMac Technology ... 30 day MBG 



4122 VideoSpigot LC.... 255. 4114 llsi.... 339. 
4164 VideoSpigot A/i/flusj 379. 

7676 VideoSpigot Pro or 3691 Pros!... ea. 1099. 

9074 Spectrum/24 PDQ+ 1649. 

1 0286 Spectrum/24 Series IV 889. 

7679 Spigot & Sound.. 489. 7678 Pro... 1189. 

7677 17" SuperMatch Multimode 1249. 

1805 20" SuperMatch Color Display 1599. 

9075 21" SuperMatch Color Display 2699. 

4720 21" Platinum Two-Display 1099. 



CD-ROM 

Against All Odds 

1 0330 From Alice To Ocean Book (w/CD-ROM) 39. 



Broderbund 

3730 ©Just Grandma and Me (CD-ROM) 34. 

CD Technology 

2321 CD-ROMCaddy ... 11. 2533 (5 Pack) 49. 

4084 America Alive I (^CD-ROM; 75. 

8057 Porta Drive CD-ROM 579. 

Creative Multimedia Corp. 

8739 ©Beyond the Wall of Stars 40. 



8744 ©Total Baseball 40. 2484 Family Doctor 45. 
if Cyan ... 30 day MBG 

1343 ©Manhole 23. 2717 Cosmic Osmo 1.1 37. 

★ Highlighted Data ... 30 day MBG 

7771 ©Webster's Dictionary fCD-ROM^ 149. 

★ HyperGlot Software ... 30 day MBG 
(French, German, Italian, or Spanish) 
©Berlitz Think & Talk fCD-ROM; . ea. 125. 
ICOM Simulations 

3717 ©Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective 44. 
Interplay Productions 

7111 ©Battlechess CD-ROM 45. 




★MAXA Corporation ... 30 day MBG 

8692 OSnooper Hardware d2 Software Kit- 
Sad Mac? Diagnose from your Desktop with 
Snooper. Check out your hardware with over 
60 tests. Rate your Mac’s performance. A must 
for your Utilities folder special $115. 




★MEGA ... 60 day MBG 

2796 OManaging Your Money 5-0— A host of 
enhancements makes version 5.0 perfect for 
financial planning & management. Password 
protection, lump sum interest, dividend distribu- 
tion, dividend reinvestment, & much more $32. 



★ METATEC/Dlscovery Sys 30 day MBG 

6823 ©Best of MIDI Connection 31. 

4007 ©World Almanac & Book of Facts 1992 50. 

★ Multimedia Library ... 30 day MBG 

Image Series Vol. 1-4 ea. 105. 

NEC 

6577 ©CDR-37 CD-ROM Portable Drive 439. 

6502 ©CDR-74 CD-ROM Drive 629. 

4146 ©CD Express (with CDR-25) 429. 

4132 ©MultiMedia Gallery ('w/r/i CDR-74;.... 865. 
if Presto Studios ... 30 day MBG 

10351 Hi-Rez Audio Vol. 1 04. 

Software Toolworks 

10308 US Atlas 34. 4397 Time Table/History.. 49. 

3915 ©Grolier Encyclopedia fCD-ROM; 249. 

Wayzata Technology 

Font Pro Vol. 1 & 2 ea. 62. 

8219 CD Fun House 35. 

10188 Macnificent7 48. 

COMMUNICATIONS 

MODEMS, MAIL, NETWORKS 



^ Apple Computer ... 30 day MBG 
7073 ©MacPCExchg.69. 7102 AppleShare. 969. 



7101 ©AppleTalk Remote Access 159. 

Applied Engineering ... 30 day MBG 

8362©QuadraLink (with AE Shadow) 269. 

10361©QuadraLlnkDMA 399. 




★DeltaPoint ... 60 day MBG 

3558 ODeltaCraph Professional 2.0— 1992 
MacUsePs Editors' Choice Award Finalist for 
Best Presentation Product. Over 35 different 
chart types for business, presentation, scientific, 
statistics, and engineering $199. 




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ir Argosy Software ... 30 day MBG 

7872 GSoftware Bridge/Mac 2.0.1 $99. 

Asantd Technologies, Inc. 

Full line of Ethernet Adapters call 

2775 10/T Hub-8 249. 2772 10/T Hub-12 .. 499. 

Friendly Net Adapters ea. 79. 

#CE Software ... 60 day MBG 
8066 OQuickMail (5 usei) 249. 8067 (10) 375. 

•k CompuServe ... 60 day MBG 
1676 ©Mac Membership Kit 2.0 25. 

1673 ©CompuServe Navigator 3.1 49. 

1674 ©Membership Kit/Navigator Bundle 72. 

★ DataViz ... 60 day MBG 

4842 ©MacLInk Plus/Translator 7.0 109. 

1823 ©MacLink Plus/PC 7.0 129. 

ir Dayna ... 60 day MBG 
DaynaPORTTRX: (BMC or 10BASE-T) ea. 87. 
DaynaPORT E: (BNCor10BASE‘7) ea. 149. 
DaynaPORT SCSllink (BNCa 10 BASE-7) 269. 



8719 EtherPrint 339. 9Q8B (10BASE-T) ea. 339. 

1962 PathFinder 599. 

10359 Network Vital Signs 249. 

★ Dove Computer ... 30 day MBG 
6758 ©DoveFax 2.3 .. 199. 3352 NuBus ... 199. 
9634 ©DoveFax-hV ... 299. 4111 NuBus.... 299. 

10199 ©DoveFax Pro 399. 

10200 ©DoveFax Pro-i-V 499. 

ikr Dow Jones ... 30 day MBG 



5295 ©Dow Jones News Retrieval Membership 24. 
'At Farallon Computing ... 30 day MBG 
Full line of EtherMac Cards available ... call 



1142 Ether lOT-Starlet 279. 

8726 Farallon Concentrator PN71 0-1 1999. 

4869 PhoneNET Connector lO-Pki'D/A/fiJ... 195. 

2206 PhoneNET StarController 307 879. 

4802 Star 357... 899. 4814 Star 377 1299. 

9805 ©Timbuktu 5.0 or 4866 ©/Remote 5.0 129. 

6513 ©Timbuktu Remote Twin Pack 199. 

9516 ©PowerPath 105. 

9518 ©LocalPath 139. 

★ Freesoft ... 30 day MBG 

6115 ©White Knight 11 85. 

^Global Village ... 30 day MBG 

2174 ©TelePort/Bronze 197. 

2175 ©TelePort/Sllver 369. 2179 Gold 429. 

Hayes 



5101 ©HayesConnect 3.0 ("modemshar/ng^.. 73. 
2300 ©Smartcom II Mac 84. 3226 Upgrade. 44. 
5971 ©OPTIMA 24 145. 5970 ©OPTIMA 96 389. 
Insignia Solutions 

7557 ©Access PC... 59. 3229 ©SoftAT ... 299. 



3441 ©SoftNode 105. 

9726 ©Entry Level SoftPC 2.5 125. 

4089 ©Universal SoftPC 195. 







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fornia. His clients have included Time, 
Business fVeek, the Los Angeles Tmies^ and 
MacWeek. Lately he has been experi- 
menting with photo-transferring his Mac 
illustrations onto large canvases, over 
which he paints with acrylics. 

Hardware: Mac Ilex with 8MB of RAM 
and 80MB internal hard drive; Mass 
Microsystems DataPak 45MB removable- 
cartridge drive; Microtek MSF-300ZS. 
Software: Adobe Il- 
lustrator 3.2; Adobe 
Photoshop 2.0. 

How It Was Done: 

For the illustration 
that opens this 
montli^s feature on 
entry-level multi- 
media, Studer began 
by doing a rough 
sketch with a mark- 
ing pen. He then 
scanned the sketch 
and opened it in 
Illustrator. Saving 
the sketch as a tem- 
plate (in PICT for- 
mat), he imported 
it into Photoshop, 
where he added bits 
and pieces of photos 
and other illustrations to approximate the 
look of the final illustration. 

Going back to the original template 
in Illustrator, he began drawing the man. 
He drew the head shape with the pen tool 
and gave the head a reddish yellow fill (30 
percent magenta, 100 percent yellow). 
For the area around the eye, Studer cre- 
ated a blend from orange (80 percent 
magenta, 100 percent yellow) to the yel- 
low he used for the face, using two con- 
centric circles. The hair began as a curved 
29-point black line to which Studer 
attached small rectangles that he filled 
with black and then rotated. 

For the Mac’s cord, Studer drew a 
black line — 3 points wide — that he made 
into a dashed line: in the Paint Style sub- 



menu (under the Fill menu), he specified 
a process-color stroke (40 percent cyan, 
65 percent magenta) and a dash pattern 
of 1 point. This resulted in 1 -point-thick 
dashes that were 3 points wide. 

For the Mac’s screen, Studer created 
another gradient, which he used to sim- 
ulate a highlight. He blended two circles, 
one inside the other — the outer one the 
same color as the screen background (40 
percent cyan, 40 percent yellow), the 
inner one a light aqua (15 percent cyan, 
15 percent yellow). 
After selecting both 
circles and the blend 
tool, he clicked on 
a point on the in- 
ner circle and then 
clicked on a corre- 
sponding point on 
the outer circle. In 
the Blend dialog 
box, he selected 50 
steps for the blend. 
When he was fin- 
ished, he saved the 
file in EPS format 
for importing into 
Photoshop. 

In Photoshop, 
Studer opened a new 
file, into which he 
imported the EPS 
file, copying and pasting it into what 
would become the final Photoshop file. 
Then he had a photographer take nu- 
merous black-and-white photographs — 
various angles of Studer’s face, his tie, a 
guitar, a compact disc, and a billiard 
ball — which Studer scanned into Photo- 
shop. The photos of the dancer, also 
scanned, came from Eadweard Muy- 
bridge’s The Hu?nan Figure in Motion, 
published around the turn of the centu- 
ry. Using the Color Balance command 
(under Image Adjust), he colorized each 
scanned image in its own separate file. 
Then he pasted each image into the main 
illustration, beginning with the nose 
and the eye (both taken from scanned 
conthmes 

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photographs of Snider’s face) on tlie man. 

Before he pasted in the scanned pho- 
tos of the guitar, the CD, and the dancer, 
Studer went back to the main file. There 
he drew a shape, then used the Paste Into 
command to paste the colorized images 
of the dancer into the shape. He pasted 
the guitar into another drawn shape 



1 . The original sketch (left) Gordon Studer did with 
marking pen, which he scanned and saved as a tem- 
plate in Adobe Illustrator. 

2 . The drawing of the man and the Mac in Illus- 
trator's work (wire-frame) mode (right). 



3. The man and Mac In Illustrator's preview mode 
after Studer colorized them and added blends to the 
eye area and the Mac's screen (left). 

4 . One of the scanned photos of the artist (right), 
which provided an abundant supply of elements — 
eyes, ear, nose, and be— to add to the illustrabon. 



5. In Adobe Photoshop, Studer used the Paste Into 
command to paste the colorized photos of the dancer 
inside a free-form shape he had drawn above the 
Mac (left). After drawing two more shapes, he suc- 
cessively pasted in the scanned photos of the gui- 
tar and then the compact disc (right). 



6. Using Photoshop’s magic wand tool to select the 
eye from one of his scanned photos (left), Studer 
feathered It with a radius of 10, and pasted it into 
the illustration at 80 percent opacity (right). 

54 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



and the compact disc into a third shape. 

Next Studer added the other ele- 
ments: the other eye, the two disks, the 
ear, and the billiard balls. The eye and die 
ear were both selected with the magic 
wand and feathered widi a radius of 10, 
then copied and pasted into the main file 
at 80 percent opacity (using Paste Con- 
trols). The two disks were pasted at 50 
percent opacity. 

To create the five billiard balls and 
give them the illusion of motion, Studer 
colorized the original ball and pasted it 
into the main file at 40 percent opacity 
using the Motion Blur filter with the 
angle set at 45 degrees and distance at 10 
pixels. After pasting it again, he moved it 
into position; then using Paste Controls, 
he pasted it in at 50 percent opacity with 
Motion Blur at the same settings as 
before. He pasted the third, fourth, and 
fifth balls at 60, 70, and 90 percent opac- 
ity, respectively, also with the same 
Motion Blur settings. 

Studer drew the projector beam that 
emanates from the man’s eye with the pen 
tool. Once he’d created the shape by 
selecting various points, he added noise 
(under Filter) and then adjusted color bal- 
ance and brightness to lighten and change 
the color from blue to green. The sound 
wave that curves across the guitar was also 
created by using the pen, adding noise, 
and adjusting the color balance. 

The final file size was 1.92MB; the 
design process took eight hours, m 



7. The billiard-ball photo (inset) was pasted into the 
illustration at 40 percent opacity with the Motion 
Blur filter, then repositioned and repasted with the 
same Motion Blur settings at 50 percent opacity 
(left). The process was repeated three more times at 
successively higher opacity levels (right). 




8. Studer used the pen tool to draw the light beam 
emanating from the eye, a simple shape to which he 
applied a noise filter and adjusted the color balance. 
















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The Case of Purloined Productivity 

BY STEVEN LEVY 



ARY LOVRMAN THOUGHT IT 
was a no-brainer. Do a study 
to measure how much more 
productive computer technol- 
ogy^ has made us? Sure, he 
said to his colleagues at MFPs 
Sloan School of Management 
in 1986. The Sloan people, 
riding on a bankroll anted up 
by ten Bigfoot institutions — 
giants like Kodak and die IRS 
— were doing a monster job 
dubbed “Management in the 1990s,” and 
wanted some sort of measurement of how 
much computers had done for us already. 
Loveman, now an assistant professor at 
Harvard, didn’t question the premise — 
that there would be increased produc- 
dvity to measure. “I assumed that com- 
puters were doing something revoludon- 
ar\%” he says. 

That was before he crunched the 
numbers. 

There was a surprising paucity of in- 
formation gathered on the question, but 
Lov-eman finally lit on a database that 
yielded the amount of money spent on 
what he called information technology. 
Not surprisingly, this amount increased 
steadily during the period he charted, 
from the late 1970s to die mid 1980s. The 
next step, he figured, would be to isolate 
the degree to which all these bucks had 
benefited companies and their industries. 
Similar studies measuring the benefits of 
research and development had conclu- 
sively demonstrated that R&D was a solid 
investment, and there was no reason to 
suspect that computer technology would 
be a different storj’. After all, it seems ob- 
vious that computers empower us to man- 
age many times the amount of work we 
might otherwise accomplish. 

You can’t sit down in front of a com- 
puter for ten minutes and diink otherwise. 
Just run down the list of computer appli- 
cations we know and love — word proces- 
sors, spreadsheets, databases, page layout. 
How did we get along without them? Just 
10 or 12 years ago, it seems, we were in 
the ice age hammering on the equivalent 
of stone tablets! Gary Loveman knew’ 
this — you don’t get to be an assistant pro- 
fessor at Harvard Business School by 
missing die nose in front of your face — 
and so, when he ran all die numbers, to- 
taled the investments in information tech- 



nology and then compared them to the 
productivity totals of the industries, and 
got his results, he was more dian a little 
taken aback. 

VVTiat happened? Let Dr. Loveman 
explain. “There was no positive effect,” he 
says. “There may even have been a nega- 
tive effect.” 

Excuse me, Dr. Loveman, did I hear 
you incorrectly? I better refer to the pa- 
per you wrote on your study, “An Assess- 
ment of the Productivity Impact of Infor- 
mation Technologies.” Here it is, in black 
and white: “The data speak unequivo- 
cally . . . there is no evidence of a signifi- 
cant positive productivity impact irom IT 
[information technologies].” 

Can it be? Aren’t we better off with 
computers than widiout them? According 
to Loveman, as far as raising our overall 
productivity goes, we’re not. He’s not say- 
ing conclusively that computers aren’t 
worth using — ^just that if computers are 
worth using, they’re doing a pretty good 
job of hiding the fact. You can look it up. 

Paradox Found 

WHKN LOVIlMAN BEGAN EXPLAIN- 
ing his study to people in the computer in- 
dustry, the response was “a furor.” Howl- 
ing like wounded hyenas, the technoids, 
suits, and pundits began mouthing the 
objections. The first complaint, of course, 
was that Loveman must hav^e made some 
whopping error in his study. 

The details and methodology 
of Loveman’s paper are all 
spelled out, of course, in the 
jargon and mathematical for- 
mulas clear to no one but ad- 
v^anced students of statistical 
theory. (None of whom has so 
far identified an error.) But 
even without the benefit of 
this neo-Sanskrit, Loveman 
can convey the compelling 
logic behind his findings. Let’s 
step through it. 

Everyone agrees that com- 
puter power is much more 
prevalent and certainly cheap- 
er than it was in the sev^enties. 

“One dollar’s worth of quality- 
adjusted computing power 
in 1970 cost S73.60 in 1950, 
and cost only 5c in 1984,” 
writes Loveman. (And it’s even 



cheaper now.) Compare this with equip- 
ment not associated with computers: a 
dollar’s vvortli of noncomputer equipment 
in 1970 dollars cost only 59 cents in 1950, 
and rose to S2. 54 in 1984. It stands to rea- 
son, doesn’t it, that if computers are at all 
useful, corporate productivity would sky- 
rocket if companies would dev^ote funds to 
dirt-cheap silicon rather than to increas- 
ingly expensive noncomputer equipment. 

Corporations seemed to think so. In- 
vestments in information technology rose 
from less than 2 percent of all capital 
equipment in 1978 to almost 8 percent in 
1985, according to Loveman. And re- 
member, since computer power gets 
cheaper eveiy^ year, that fourfold increase 
in resources means many times that in 
terms of increased power. So much silicon 
muscle has been delivered to these corpo- 
rations that we should see some big spikes 
in their output, right? But when w'e flip 
to the productivity charts — economists 
have formulas to accurately graph tliis 
seemingly elusive quality — ^we see some- 
thing quite alanning. Productivity in the 
white collar sector is avv^fiil! For the past 
15 years or so we basically have had no 
gains in productivity. How come comput- 
ers haven’t mitigated tliat? 

The mystery^ deepens when you com- 
pare U.S. productivity with tliat of otlier 
industrialized countries. Even tliough we 
are far more computerized than our inter- 
national competitors, Love- 
man notes, “we have done mis- 
erably compared to other 
countries.” Why haven’t our 
computers helped? 

It’s a conundrum — some 
have dubbed the phenomenon 
the Productivity Paradox. We 
sit day after day at our ma- 
chines, risking blurred vision 
and carpal tunnel syndrome. 
MTiy? Because we know tliese 
things are useful, damn it! We 
hammer away, churning out 
documents, massaging data, 
modeling the future, navigat- 
ing databases, because this is 
obviously the way to get lots 
of work done in very little 
time. In hundreds of corpora- 
tions, people like us are squint- 
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chines, doing the same thing. So where's 
the beep If we can^t measure it, does it 
mean it isn’t there? 

Free to Be . . . Stupid 

ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN— OR IN SOME 
cases, explain away — the Productivity 
Paradox come in several flavors. The first 
postulates that while computers help in- 
dividuals get work done, the structure of 
corporations is based on old metliods of 
doing work — and the hierarchy-bound 



dinosaurs of industiy are unable to take 
advantage of new ways of working. V\fliile 
I have little confidence tliat companies are 
adequately managed, I find this explana- 
tion unsatisfying — on an individual level, 
people use computers well. And if people 
get more work done with these machines, 
it stands to reason tliat you need fewer 
people to do the same work. This would 
seem to increase productivity. Yet that 
doesn’t happen. Lovcman cites the ex- 
ample of the Internal Revenue Service, 



which expected its field agents to do more 
work once they were outfitted with por- 
table computers. They got the computers. 
They didn’t get more work done. No one 
knows why. 

A second explanation is that the ben- 
efits of information technology, while 
huge, are too elusive to measure. Using 
computers, diis tlieory goes, is more likely 
to increase quality tlian quantity of out- 
put. This theory has the advantage of be- 
ing a judgment call, impossible to dis- 
prove. Yet Loveman takes issue with it, 
using journalism as an example. Report- 
ers now have computers on dieir desktops, 
he says, “but is die quality any better?” 
(Personal opinion of columnist: no.) And 
if infonnation technology improves the 
quality of what we do, why doesn’t it show 
up in the bottom line? 

It is while talking about computers in 
newsrooms that Loveman gets to one of 
die most cogent explanations of die Pro- 
ductivity Paradox — die seductive ability of 
computers to encourage one to do essen- 
tially useless work. “Ten years ago,” he 
says, “if a reporter on deadline wanted to 
do retrospective background on a story, 
there was no time. Now, using the com- 
puter, he or she can easily access die ar- 
chives.” As a result, claims Loveman, in 
the interest of diorouglmess reporters feel 
compelled to access the archives while 
preparing a story — ^yet they rarely use the 
information in die finished product. The 
computer has introduced a new, nonpro- 
ductive step in their labors. 

“Someone once said that the com- 
puter helps us do stupid things faster,” 
Loveman muses. “Proposals for profes- 
sional services used to be a single page. 
Now the/re routinely voluminous. Com- 
puters allow us to do this, and it becomes 
the standard — no one does it in one page 
any more.” Loveman also cites cases 
where, just because it is easy to do, com- 
panies begin reporting sales breakdow'ns 
weekly rather than monthly — causing 
more frequent evaluations, more work. 

It isn’t that people are stupid — it’s 
that while computers are indeed powerful 
tools, “we haven’t learned to use them,” 
says Loveman. How'ever, he is optimistic 
that the situation may change. He knows 
cases where companies have successfully 
put information technologj^ to ivork by 
tailoring their computing activities to the 
way they ivork — and idee versa. His favor- 
ite example is Taco Bell, where the com- 
pany built from scratch a new' system to 
organize the w'ay managers monitor and 
order supplies. Because the system w'as 
designed to implement a new' direction in 
the company, die supply-order sj'stem was 
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business and could be fully, coherently 
integrated with the new plan. V\^ereas 
the old orderly system enabled a Taco 
Bell regional manager to handle 5 fran- 
chises, a manager under the new system 
oversees 30 franchises. 

Loveman believes that in the future 
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quiring less of our time to successfully e.\- 
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WHEN 1 FIRST' HEARD ABOUT THE PRO- 
diictivity Paradox, I thought it mainly ap- 
plied to unwieldy corporate behemoths 
and not to me, a lean-and-mean free-lance 
writer whose desktop is now a killer cock- 
pit of high tech. As the capable pilot of 
this vehicle, I was confident that my per- 
sonal productivity had taken a strato- 
spheric leap. I had come to feel tliat writ- 
ing an article, column, or book the old 
way would be akin to making a transcon- 



tinental excursion by wagon train. I con- 
sidered myself living proof tliat the Pro- 
ductivity^ Paradox was a crock. 

Yet the more I ponder it the less cer- 
tain I become. Has using a computer en- 
abled writers to get tlieir work done in 
much less time, and get to enjoy gobs of 
leisure time? Well, no. I work all the time 
and so does everyone else I know. 

So where’s the hole that my produc- 
tivity fell into? I had a small epiphany on 
this matter just tliis morning, while up- 
grading my word processor. Even though 
I was only moving a tenth of a point in 
version number, from Word 5.0 to Word 
5.1, the installation process was tlie same 
as if I was starting from scratch — in otlier 
words, long and tedious. And tlien, once 
the relevant files were safely snuggled in 
my Macintosh, I had to read through the 
documentation for half an hour to figure 
out what the difference is between this 
and the previous release, and whetlier the 
new features made sense for me. During 
die ne.xt few weeks I will cumularively log 
a few more hours experimenting widi the 
new release, hoping to find ways it will 
make my life easier. If I am luclty. Word 
5.1 will eventually save more time and ef- 
fort than die time and effort I have ex- 
pended on dealing with die upgrade. Of 
course by then I may be trying to 
deconstruct Word 6.0. 

Back in the bad old days when I toiled 
on a typewriter, I never spent a whole 
morning installing a new ribbon. Nor did 
1 subscribe to RemingtonWorld and IBM 
Selectric User. I did not attend the Sniidi- 
Corona Expo two times a year. I did not 
scan the stores for the proper cables to 
affix to my typewriter, or purchase books 
diat instructed me how to get more use 
from my liquid white-out. 

You want a real paradox? Here goes: 
Information technology has vast potential 
to improve productivity. We recognize 
this. So much so that we spend vast 
amounts of time studying computers, 
learning more about diem, acquiring ac- 
cessories for diem, and entering their cul- 
ture. All this effort, of course, makes us 
less productive overall. 

I’m not even going to mention 
computer games. If Tetris had never 
existed, our national productivity might 
triple! (Hey, didn’t the Russians create 
that game?) 

Yes, the Productivity Paradox is 
counterintuitive. But I have come to ac- 
cept it. The next step is accepting respon- 
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CONSPICUOUS CONSUMER 



Exploring the Online World 

BY DEBORAH BRANSCUM 



Y SIMPLY ARMING YOUR- 
self with a modem and com- 
munications software, you 
can steer your Mac toward 
adventure, intrigue, and 
shareware without ever leav- 
ing home. Large commercial 
services such as Prodigy, 
CompuServ^e, and America 
Online have a lot to offer 
their members, including 
tech support, shopping, and 
business reports. But such services arc 
only a part of the online galaxy. There’s 
also a constellation of mom-and-pop bul- 
letin board systems (BBSs), boards run by 
the government and businesses, and inter- 
national systems such as FidoNet and In- 
ternet. This month I focus on hobbyist 
BBSs of particular interest to Mac users; 
next issue I’ll explore global networks. 

Getting Started 

ONLINE EXPLORERS NEED ONLY A 
Hayes-compatible modem, communica- 
tions software, and a phone line to con- 
nect to the larger world. I’ve seen inex- 
pensive 2400-bps modems listed as low’ as 
S63 by mail, and prices for 9600-bps mo- 
dems continue to drop. (See “How to Buy 
a Modem,” Marivorld^ August 1992, for 
advice.) Popular communications pro- 
grams include MicroPhone Pro and 
W^ite Knight. If you’re just starting out, 
save your money and get ZTerm ($30 
sharew'are) from a user group instead. 

If you intend to download files, make 
sure you have a virus-detection program. 
SysopSj or system operators, do all they can 
to screen uploaded files, but electronic 
vandals sometimes sneak past to leave 
jiasty surprises in hannless-sounding files. 
SAxM and Virex are popular commercial 
programs tliat detect viruses; DisinfectiUit 
is the classic freeware choice and should 
be available through most user groups. (If 
vou don’t belong to a Mac user group, call 
Apple at 800/538-9696 ext. 500 for the 
name and number of a MUG near you.) 

Once die software has been installed 
and die modem connected, the adventure 
begins. Going online is pretty straightfor- 
ward once you’ve entered a BBS tele- 
phone number into your communications 
program and hit the log-on button or 
equivalent. You should hear the sound of 
the number being dialed, then a pause and 



a high-pitched w'hine and/or static as your 
modem connects to the BBS. 

Evcr\’ BBS is different, but most ask 
new users to register by providing their 
name, address, and telephone informa- 
tion. Even if boards allow the use of 
handles, or made-up names, sysops still 
want to know the real you, partly because 
of legal concerns. BBSs normally expect 
users to abide by a particular set of rules. 
Once new^ users are registered, which can 
take a few^ days to a week, callers can usu- 
ally roam freely through conference areas, 
doivnload files, and send mail. Local 
boards are the cheapest, of course, but 
online junldes find themselves dialing 
cross-count^)^ Sprint (913/541-1025 or 
800/736-1130) makes that less painful 
with a special account called PC Pursuit, 
wiiich offers 30 hours of modem-to-mo- 
dem communication for S30 per month. 
Folks with disabilities get access to 90 
hours for the same price. 

Finding a Board 

BBSs COME IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE 
size and personality. You can find ro- 
mance, religion, or recipes, and that’s just 
for starters. There are an estimated 45,000 
public BBSs in the United States. Some 
are fee-based boards or require member- 
ship; others are free. Most of tliem are ex- 
pensive hobbies for the sysops, who run 
them as labors of love. The time and ex- 
pense bulletin boards require 
means that they are often 
short-lived, so a BBS that you 
read about today may be gone 
tomorrow^ 

Exceptions to the here-to- 
day-gone-tomorrow^ rule are 
BBSs run by long-established 
Macintosh user groups. Popu- 
lar boards include Seattle’s 
Downtowm Business Users 
Group (206/624-8783), the 
New^ York Macintosh User 
Group (212/43 1 -9776), Planet 
BMUG (510/849-2684), the 
BCS Mac board (617/864- 
1712) of die Boston Computer 
Society, and the Los Angeles 
Macintosh Group BBS (310/ 

559-6227). These BBSs are 
a benefit of MUG member- 
ship; nonmembers can brow’se, 
but rather briefly. 



OneNet Reaches Out 

THE VAST MAJORITY OF BBSs RUN CHAR- 
acter-based systems designed for DOS- 
based computers. You can still log on to 
such systems, but they don’t support the 
iVIac interface and can be tedious for icon 
aficionados. Exceptions to this rule are 
BBSs using Telefinder software from Spi- 
der Island Software or FirstClass from 
SoftArc. Both icon-based systems should 
be easy to use and familiar to Macintosh 
users. Telefinder BBSs are the most com- 
mon, wdtli some 2000 worldwide, accord- 
ing to Spider Island. (Call Spider Island’s 
BBS at 714/730-5785 for numbers of 
Telefinder boards.) The progam has an 
automatic file-dowmload feature that I 
found particularly nice, and you can sort 
messages by name, date, or message num- 
ber. Telefinder also offers a gateway to 
FidoNet (more on that next month) and 
discussions on hundreds of topics. Still, 
discussion does not seem to be the pri- 
mary draw of the fexv Telefinder boards I 
was able to access — downloading files is. 
The Arizona Macintosh Users Group has 
a three-line Telefinder-based BBS (602/ 
553-0721) and is experimenting with 
FirstClass as well. According to AMUG 
president Michael Bean, Telefinder is 
great for downloading files, which is what 
most interests the AMUG membership, 
but FirstClass is a better message reader. 

I agree. FirstClass has some nice fea- 
tures, including the ability to 
browse conferences w^hile 
downloading files. At this writ- 
ing, FirstClass doesn’t have a 
gatew'ay to all the resources of 
FidoNet. Still, an emerging 
group of FirstClass-based 
BBSs are bringing Macintosh 
users together to participate in 
some interesting conferences. 

Scott Converse is exec- 
utive director of the One- 
Net Member Network and 
founded the OneNet Los Al- 
tos BBS (415/948-1349) in Au- 
gust 1991 in Silicon Valley. 
OneNet Los Altos is note- 
wortliy for several conferences, 
including its Ask Apple area, 
frequented by local Apple 
employees who like to hang 
out on the board after work, 
continues 





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toward 
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and 

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The Magic BBS in Ontario sports custom icons for the board's 
conferences. The BBS runs FirstClass software, which supports 
multiple fonts and colors in mail and conferences. 



and the Dear Darla conference, which 
features a trained negotiator offering ad- 
vice — a kind of online Ann Landers. One- 
Net’s board of directors chooses interest- 
ing conferences, or discussion areas, from 
among member BBSs. Those conferences 
are then broadcast to other members via 
regional OneNet BBSs that act as hubs for 
specific areas. Regardless of their size or 
location, OneNet member BBSs can log 
on to the regional hubs to access die best 
conferences of the netivork as a whole, 
which benefits local callers nationwide. 

By December 1992, the OneNet 
Member Network linked 90 BBSs and be- 
tween 25,000 and 35,000 callers. The 
BBSs that make up the network range 
from small hoards to the immense Planet 



BMUG. This diversity is part 
of the network’s appeal. 
Autobahn (607/256-7595), in 
Ithaca, New York, is attractive 
to T rekkers and auto enthusi- 
asts, thanks to the StarNet 
conference and several confer- 
ences on cars. Sysop Scott 
Mandell is a Cornell Univer- 
sity student who aspires to be- 
come an auto designer. He’s 
been running BBSs for 10 
years — since he was 12. 

Other interesting BBSs include Space 
Academy (407/632-4614) of Cocoa, 
Florida, a OneNet member that lures call- 
ers with its Space and UFO conferences; 
The Safe House (503/881-1733) of On- 
tario, Oregon, has a fascinating medical 
conference; while MacDaze (805/964- 
6320) of Santa Barbara, California, runs 
discussion areas for ham radio fans. Most 
of tiiese conferences — and many more — 
are accessible from die OneNet Los Altos 
BBS and other OneNet members. 

Channel Z (805/581-4975) is a small 
but lively board that emphasizes quality 
over quantity, according to sysops Bob 
Girard and Jan Lee. Girard discovered 
iMacs after a motorcycle road-racing acci- 
dent tiiat left him a paraplegic. Channel Z 



belongs to both OneNet and MacUnion, 
a nenvork of ten FirstClass-based BBSs 
located in Alaska, Pennsylvania, Califor- 
nia, England, and elsewhere. 

One highlv regarded Macintosh BBS 
is Magic (416/288-1767), run by xMark 
Windrim of Ontario, Canada. If all goes 
well. Magic should be the largest Mac- 
based BBS by the time tiiis hits print, witii 
22 telephone lines. It has 3000-plus en- 
thusiastic callers. Once a registered Apple 
user group, Magic has dropped that sta- 
tus to support Windows machines as well 
as Macs. Enticing conferences include die 
Se.x, Lies, and QuickTime area, with 
wide-ranging discussions about every- 
thing imaginable, and a Canadian version 
of Ask Apple, which differs from die con- 
ference on OneNet Los .Altos — it has of- 
ficial Apple Canada support. Windrim 
says Magic is special because it’s a com- 
munity’, not just a source of shareware. 

Godfrey DiGiorgi, who runs a con- 
ference on OneNet Los Altos, has a 
simple explanation for the popularity of 
going online. “The pleasure of BBS sys- 
tems, properly run, is that you can use this 
powerful technology to get to know other 
folks and share your tiioughts with them 
on areas of common interest.” 
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When the iVlac first came around, evei^'body loved its Littlc rodcflt. No cursor up. 
No cursor down. Man, what a handy device. Then people got into graphic arts. 

Whoops. Moiuetrapl I N T RO D U C I N G A RTZ T The flashy, 

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creating art on a note pad, a canvas, or even a subway. To see just how flashy and 

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Resources 

MANY BOOKS CAN HELP YOU LAUNCH 
nn online expedition. A very accessible, 
well-written guide for beginners is called 
EcoLinking (Peachpit Press, 1992). The 
author, environmental activist Don Ritt- 
ner, subtitled this $18.95 book “Ever)*^- 
one*s Guide to Online Environmental In- 
formation,” and the BBSs listed in its 
appendix are geared toward science and 
the environment. But that comes later in 
the book, after Rittner covers online ba- 
sics, global ncnvorks (FidoNet, BITNET, 
Usenet, Internet), and large commercial 
online services. (Rittner also runs a First- 
Class-based BBS at 518/381-4430.) 

The BMUG Guide to Bnllethi Boards 
and Beyond (BMUG, 1992) is a mammoth 
resource headed toward 800 pages. This 
bible of online communications for Mac 
owners is in its second printing and fatter 
than ever. Although the $29.95 guide is 
intended for beginning and intermediate 
users, novices may find it a little daunting. 
That’s not a complaint; the topic is com- 
plex and author Bernard Aboba, a BMUG 
sysop, has done a splendid job of creating 
a comprehensive and thorough reference. 
Both books can be ordered from Compu- 
Books at 512/321-9652 or 800/880-6818 
(fax 512/321-4525). 



Boardwatch Magazine (303/973-6038 
or 800/933-6038) is an opinionated 
monthly that covers BBSs and online in- 
formation sendees. Most BBSs are ori- 
ented toward users witli DOS-based ma- 
chines, and the magazine reflects that, but 
it covers Macintosh BBS news ever)’ 
month, k one-year subscription is $36. 

There are far more Mac-specific BBSs 
than I can name in a single column. Many 
boards include lists of other Mac BBSs. 
For example, from San Francisco-based 
Macacadcinc (415/62 1-6567) you can 
download a list of 70 to 100 major Mac- 
intosh BBSs nationwide (it’s in file area 
23, called jMacList). SoftArc, die publisher 
of FirstClass, runs a BBS called SoftArc 
Online (416/609-2250) that maintains an 
updated list of public-access boards run- 
ning FirstClass and settings files for many 
of the boards. Regional publications such 
as Computet' Cmrents and MicroThnes are 
another source of BBS listings. 

Building Connections 

WHEN MOST PEOPLE LIVED IN SMALL 
towns, they could walk the town square 
and greet their friends and neighbors, 
swapping tips and gossip. Today, BBSs 
and online semces create electronic town 
squares, rirtual town halls where age, race. 



Service Hero 

Keith Kissane of Kirkwood, Missouri, 
writes in praise of Practical Peripherals. It 
seems a technician there was able to di- 
agnose the problem with KIssane's mo- 
dem in a matter of minutes. "The replace- 
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days later," he writes, "with a return en- 
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and gender are less important than the 
force of an argument or its style and veiTe. 

“We’re passionate about this,” says 
Converse about online communications. 
“It’s a lot like the Mac was in 1984 and 
1985. It’s about information access and 

community Knowledge is what makes 

change possible.” m 



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• With 8 Bit interface ... $1998 

• With 24 Bit interface ... $2598 



14" SONY Trinitron $698 

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APPLE'S ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD LETS USERS ADJUST ITS POSITION, TILT, AND 
WRIST RESTS. THE KEYPAD AND APPLE'S NEW MOUSE ARE ON THE RIGHT. 



Apple Redesigns 
Input Devices 

Apple has introduced two input 
devices designed for more com- 
fortable interaction witli a Mac. 
The Apple Adjustable Key- 
board and die Apple Desktop 
Bus Mouse II are scheduled to 
ship at the end of JanuaIy^ The 
$2 19 keyboard includes a sepa- 
rate numeric kcy^oad and will be 
sold as an alternative to Apple’s 
other keyboards. The mouse is 
expected to be bundled widi all 
new Macs by June; it will also 
be sold separately for $79. 

The new Apple Adjustable 
Keyboard marks a radical de- 
jjarture from previous key- 
boards from mainstream com- 
puter manufacturers. The idea 
of a split-angle keyboard is not 
new — patents for similar de- 
signs were issued as long ago as 
1915. But Apple is the first 
large company to introduce 
such a keyboard; it allows users 
to adjust its right and left sides 
from 0 to 30 degrees. 

In tlieor)^, at least, a split- 
angle design positions die keys 
in a more natural position for 
your wrists and fingers and 
should reduce the physical 
stress that may contribute to 
workplace injuries. According 
to researchers, however, many 
factors affect keyboard-related 
injuries, including ty^ping force, 
so a split design alone may 



not prevent problems. 

Apple warns that it may 
take a few days to become ac- 
customed to the new design. 
The adjustable keyboard’s func- 
tion and numeric keys reside on 
a separate pad, and popular 
word-processing keys like page 
up and home arc low-profile 
buttons, not full keys. Apple 
says this makes them easier to 
find. But the nonstandard shape 
and height may make these keys 
less easy for touch-typists to use. 

The new keyboard offers 
removable palm rests in front 
and adjustable vertical tilt bars 



at the back. It also includes keys 
that control sound volume and 
sound recording, reflecting 
Apple’s push to multimedia 
computing. (These sound func- 
tions require an INIT that 
comes with the keyboard.) The 
keyboard requires an ADB port 
and System 6.0.7 or later. 

The new’ Apple Desktop 
Mouse n features a cun^ed de- 
sign, similar to that of Logi- 
tech’s MouseMan. Unlike tlie 
MouseMan, the new Apple 
mouse is cun^ed so that both 
left-handed and right-handed 
people can use it. The curva- 



ture lets the mouse fit more 
snugly in y^our palm, which 
gives your hand the support 
that die original Apple mouse 
lacks. Apple has increased die 
size of the mouse button to 
make it easier to press. The 
mouse’s physical resolution is 
200 counts per inch, typical for 
mice. The mouse wwks with 
any Mac that has an ADB port. 

—GALEN GRUMAN 

Software for 
Color Scanners 

0 WHEN APPLE SHIPPED its gray- 

§ scale OneScanner, it came with 

1 Ofoto, Light Source's scanner 

2 software for novices. Apple will 
ship its new color scanner with 
a version of the color-capable 
Ofoto 2.0 that works only with 
Apple's scanner (see " New from 
Apple: 3 Printers and 1 Scan- 
ner"), while Light Source will sell 
continues 




OFOTO 2.0 HAS A MENU 
ITEM WITH SEVERAL AUTOMATIC 
COMMANDS FOR ADJUSTING 
COMMON PHOTO PROBLEMS. 



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a $395 version of Ofoto 2.0 that 
supports most color scanners on 
the market. 

Ofoto 2.0 color capabilities 
are aimed at capturing and cor- 
recting color images. It can re- 
move the color cast caused by 
shooting film that is inappropri- 
ate for the lighting conditions; 
can sharpen images that were 
shot out of focus; and can be 
trained to capture the best scan 
for the final output device. Most 
functions are highly automated, 
but controls are available for 
users who know precisely what 
they want to achieve. 

Version 2.0 also has better 
gray-scale capabilities, includ- 
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mapping, control over midtones, 
and improved sharpening. Light 
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THE POWERBOX FROM ADAM- 
BYTE ATTACHES UNDERNEATH A 
POWERBOOK 160 OR 180. 

Storage to Go 

For PowerBook users who need 
to cart around box-loads of 
data, a new company called 
adambyte has announced the 
powerhox, a batter)^-powered 
storage device diat imitates the 
look of tlie PowerBooks. The 
powerhox contains a 200MB 
Quantum or Maxtor hard drive 
plus a Teac tape-backup drive 



TREND 

AAessaging AAobile Macs 

Motorola has been diligendy laying the groundwork for wire- 
less long distance communicadon, installing a nationwide in- 
frastructure; creating software development tools; and of 
course, marketing pagers, cellular telephones, and odier wire- 
less gizmos. 

Now' Motorola has wireless products for the Mac. Motor- 
ola’s one-w'ay wireless messaging service, EMBARC (Electronic 
Mail Broadcast to a Roaming Computer), can reach Power- 
Books equipped with Motorola’s New's Scream receiver in more 
dian 200 cities. EMBARC can send text or binaiy files and can 
separate and then recombine files bigger dian die 1500-char- 
acter message limit. To reply to messages, users must hook up 
to a normal modem. 

EMBARC is $395 for the receiver and software, plus $15 
per month, which includes a daily broadcast of new's from USA 
Today. The cost of sending a mes- 
sage varies from about $1.50 to 
more dian $30, depending on how 
quickly it is delivered and 
whether die sender knows 
w'here the recipient is lo- 
cated. Sending a message to 
a group costs the same as to 
one person. Motorola’s 
EMBARC division is at 800/ 

362-2724.-D.L. 



that uses DC-2155 cartridges 
to store 155MB of data. The 
pow'erbox w'eighs only 4 
pounds; it measures just 1.4 
inches high and fits undemeadi 
the PowerBook 160 or 180. 
The powerbox’s built-in 
nickel-cadmium battery can 
run the hard drive for up to 2 
hours. If you connect the 
Pow'erBook to die drive w'idi a 
pow'er cable that conies widi it, 
both batteries can recharge as 
you w'ork. The 200iVIB power- 
box lists for $1899; a 500MB 
version, for $2499. adambyte, 
415/988-1415.— TOM negrino 







TURKEY SHOOT 



DESIGN FLAWS NOTED 

AAac II vx and System 7.1 It might be a good 
time to buy stock in utilities companies — like Suitcase pub- 
lisher Fifth Genemtion Systems or Master Juggler publisher 
ALSoft — because IIi^ owners are discovering diat, without 
such utilities, the new' machine and the new' System it re- 
quires max out at 128 fonts. 

Aldus FreeHand 3.1 If you hang back w'idi Sys- 
tem 7.0 so you can use lots of fonts, you’ll discover diat Free- 
Hand imposes its ow'n limit on fonts — eidier 1 75 or 256, de- 
pending on w'hom you ask. 

Macivorld will send you a 'fiirkey Shoot T-shirt if we shoot your 
turkey in this column. See How to Co?noct Marwor/d. 



PowerBook Makes 
New Friends 

APPLE'S POWERBOOK/DOS 
Companion, a specially priced 
bundle of hardware and soft- 
ware, makes it easier for Macin- 
toshes to exchange files with 
DOS and Windows machines. 
The bundle includes Apple's 
Macintosh PC/Exchange soft- 
ware, which enables you to 
use DOS floppy disks in a 
PowerBook; MacLinkPlus/ 
PC software from DataViz, 
which translates a variety of 
DOS or Windows spreadsheet, 
word processing, and graphics 
files to and from Macintosh 
format; GDT Softworks' Power- 
Print, a serial-to-parallel cable 
adapter and printer-driver 
software that links to more 
than 1000 kinds of DOS print- 
ers; and James Engineering's 
MacVCA, cables that connect 
the PowerBook 160 or 180 to 
VGA and SuperVGA monitors. 
The PowerBook/DOS Compan- 
ion has a suggested list price 
of $219; the same products 
bought separately cost $472 
list. Apple, 408/996-1010. 
—TOM NEGRINO 



Crystal TOPAS 
Phones Home 

Crystal Graphics has an- 
nounced Crystal TOPAS, a 
new' version of MacTOPAS, 
Crystal’s 3-D modeling, ren- 
dering, and animation package, 
w'hich was previously marketed 
by AT&T. 

Ciy'stal TOPAS is a profes- 
sional-level product that was 
designed for broadcast-quality 
output. The new version will 
have a more Macintosh-like 
interfiice. 

Crystal is also breaking 
most of TOPAS’s functionality 
out into low'er-cost modules. 
Crystal Designer will offer 
TOPAS’s advanced modeling 
tools, such as spline-based 
surface manipulation, and ren- 
dering effects, including texture 
mapping, shadow's, and fog. 
Desktop xAiiimator w'ill in- 




OUCHI PIG MODELED AND REN- 
DERED IN CRYSTAL TOPAS. 
SHARDS WERE CUT AWAY USING 
TOPAS'S DRILL FEATURE. 

elude Designer and w'ill add 
disk-based animation capabili- 
ties, but Animator w'ill lack 
TOPAS’s professional video- 
output features. 

Pricing is tentatively set at 
$995 for Designer and $1995 
for Animator. Crystal Graphics, 
408/496-61 75. -CARLOS 

DOMINGO MARTINEZ 



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SoftPC is the software only 
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Ask for ‘SoftPC with Windows' where you buy Mac software, 
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Printer Language Switching 

Kxtencled Systems has released a printer-switch- 
ing system that allows Macs, PCs, and worksta- 
tions to connect to many makes and models of 
PostScript printers and dymamically switch be- 
tween the PostScript and PCL languages. The 
Bridgeport ESI-2679C, priced at S595, supports 
dymamic switching on Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 
III and LaserJet II, Lexmark 4029, and Apple 
LaserWriter Ilf and Eg printers. Extended Sys- 
tems, 406/587-7575 or 800/235-7576. 

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Screaming 
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the Ether 




VIRUS WATCH 

CURRENT VIRUSES, TROJAN 
HORSES. AND WORMS 



© T4-A, T4-B 



TYPE: Virus 

FIRST LISTED IN VIRUS 
WATCH: 10/92 
INFO: Initially discovered in 
a game called GoMoku 
liMPACT: Both versions of 
T4 damage system files and 
applications 



© ChinaTalk 



TYPE: Trojan Horse 
FIRST LISTED IN VIRUS 
WATCH: 10/92 
INFO: ChinaTalk is an INIT 
that comes with a read-me 
file that claims it provides a 
female voice for MacinTalk 
IMPACT: Deletes the 
contents of disk drive on 
restart 



@ INIT 1984 



TYPE: Virus 

FIRST LISTED IN VIRUS 
WATCH: 8/92 
INFO: Infects INITs; 
becomes active only on 
Friday the 13ths 
IMPACT: Destroys files and 
changes file and folder 
names and attributes to 
random garbage 



Code 252 



TYPE: Virus 

FIRST LISTED IN VIRUS 
WATCH: 8/92 
INFO: Displays a message 
telling user it is destroying 
contents of hard drive 
IMPACT: After displaying 
message, it deletes Itself 
without causing damage; 
infected Macs may behave 
erratically 



Instant Cartography 

Drawing maps with Aldus 
Freeliand or Adobe Illustra- 
tor will become as obsolete 
as setting type in hot lead 
when cartographers, illustra- 
tors, graphic designers, and 
other people who need to 

create accurate maps turn to map-generators like Geocart 

Geocart contains a database of polidc'al boimdaries and physi- 
cal features of much of the world. A user selects what part of die 
world and what features to draw, chooses a projection (a method 
of flattening the earth’s spherical surface for computer screen or 
paper), assigns colors if desired, and Geocart makes a map. Geo- 
cart produces PICT, EPS, or Illustrator-compatible files. Geocart 
is eas\^ to use, but for professional cartographers it provides more 
than 100 projections; exacting control over the gratiaile (the grid 
of latitude and longitude lines); and other sophisticated tools. The 
program can also import map geometry in several formats includ- 
ing, with some tweaking, raw PostScript. Geocart is $499 from 
Terra Data, 2 12/675-297 L-d.l. 

TREND 

New Marketing Paradigm 

Companies that produce expensive, complex products face a 
tough marketing challenge. Making a sale usually means work- 
ing with several people at a potential customer site, each of 
whom is on a different decision cy^cle and needs different in- 
formation about the product. 

To teach companies how to wend their way tlirough such 
environments, R. M. Dudley combines consulting services with 
its Sales Navigation software. Dudley clients establish a presales 
force that ferrets out decision-makers at a potential customer 
site and provides them with all relevant information — before 
sending in the salespeople to close the deal. 

Features of the Sales 
Navigation software itself 
range from generating form 
letters and scheduling call- 
backs to performing a quan- 
titative estimate of when it’s 
time to try^ to close a sale and 
analyzing afterward why a 
sale succeeded or failed. The 
system can easily be modified 
by companies that have sales 

procedures in place. bo keyslay, executone's 

Software and consulting director of product 
are usually more than marketing, execu- 

$10,000. R. M. Dudley, 415/ tone uses sales naviga- 
697-1650.— D.L. TION TECHNIQUES. 



MOTOROLA'S 
AltaIrPlus II wire- 
less Ethernet sys- 
tem connects computers and related machines into a 
network wherever wiring is too expensive or imprac- 
tical. Using low-power radio transceivers, the wireless net- 
work routes data as fast as 5.7 million bits per second, according 
to Motorola. To set up the system, you mount control modules on 
cubicle partitions or walls and connect computers, printers, or other 
devices to desktop send/receive modules that transmit network 
signals to the control units. Each control module ($4995) handles 
up to 50 Ethernet addresses and can connect to existing Ethernet 
cabling. Each send/receive module ($1195 for 10-Base-T; $1295 
for thin- or thick-coaxial cable) connects up to 8 machines to the 
network. Motorola, 708/632-7211.— tom negrino 





GEOCART'S ARMADILLO 
PROJECTION OF THE EARTH. THE 
ICON MENUS HOLD BETWEEN 
11 AND 30 PROJECTIONS EACH. 

Print Pack Poilal 
to PC Printers 

FOR A LONG TIME, Mac own- 
ers who wanted to take advan- 
tage of the big choice and low 
prices for PC printers had to 
scout around for third-party 
adapter products like those from 
GDT Softworks. Finally Apple 
has put out its own $99.95 Mac- 
intosh Print Pack, which lets 
Macs print documents on a wide 
variety of DOS printers. The Print 
Pack includes cables and printer 
drivers for most portable and 
wide-carriage printers that use 
the DOS-standard Centronics 
parallel port. The Print Pack sup- 
ports TrueType, Type 1 Post- 
Script, and bitmapped fonts, as 
well as PICT and TIFF graphics, 
portrait or landscape printing, 
different paper sizes, and en- 
largement or reduction. The 
package requires System 7.1; 
4MB of RAM are recommended. 
Apple, 408/996-1010. 

—TOM NEGRINO 



MACWORLD March 1 993 8 7 




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Market researchers, social sci- 
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of incomprehensible numbers 
can benefit from doing cross- 
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TabHouse is a dedicated 
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females); and can handle mul- 
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over its tables’ appearance. 

The current version, 1.1, 
lists for $695. Version 1.5 (also 
$695) will add more statistical 
and page-design capabilities 
and include a utility to create 
data entry forms for question- 
naires and surveys. Pericles 
Softw^are, 419/872-0966.— d.l. 




SIGMA DESIGNS' COLORMAX 15 
IS A 15-INCH MONITOR 
THAT'S THE SAME COLOR AS 
A POWERBOOK. 




DESKTOP LIBRARIAN 

This month we crack open two books for Mac beginners. 

o Macs for Dummies, by Macworld contributing editor David Pogue 
(1992, $16.95). This humorous guide starts off with a section calied 
"For the Absolute Mac Virgin," which gets the reader through basics 
such as starting up the Mac. Part 2 includes a chapter called "Faking 
Your Way Through the Top Ten Programs." Part 3 discusses "When 
Bad Things Happen to Good Machines." Full of tips, clear explanations, 
and little touches like the Technical Stuff icon, which alerts you to sec- 
tions you may want to skip over. Includes an index and "Techno-Babble 
Translation Guide." IDG Books Worldwide, 415/312-0650. 

o The First Book of the Mac, sec- 
ond edition, by Carla Rose and Jay 
Rose (1992, $18.95). This begin- 
ning tutorial's first chapter covers 
some Mac history and philosophy, 
the second chapter shows you how 
to start up and other basics, and 
other chapters explain Mac editing 
techniques, dressing up text docu- 
ments, processing pictures, and 
other applications Including spread- 
sheets and databases. The "Imprac- 
tical Applications" chapter talks 
about games and other fun soft- 
ware. Offers lots of tips and real- 
world uses for applications. Includes 
an index and "Glossary for Non- 
Hackers." Alpha Books, 317/573- 
2510 or 800/428-5331 .— T.M. 




MACS FOR DUMMIES 
(FRONT) AND THE 
FIRST BOOK OF THE MAC, 
SECOND EDITION. 



PowerBook 
Viewing Options 

FOR POWERBOOK 1 60, 1 80, or 
Duo users who need more screen 
real estate when working at their 
desks, Sigma Designs has devel- 
oped two new monitors — with 
cases color-coordinated to 
match the PowerBooks. The 
ColorMax 15 uses the new 
PowerBooks' built-in video out- 
put to deliver 8-blt (256-color) 
video on a 15-Inch screen. The PageVlew GS is a 15-inch, full-page 
portrait monitor that provides up to 16 shades of gray. 

The ColorMax 15 lists for $899; the PageVlew GS is $599. The 
ColorMax comes with an antiglare/antistatic coating, which you 
can have on the PageVlew GS for an extra $50. Both monitors offer 
atiit/swivei stand, and of course, if you 
don't have a PowerBook, they work 
with any other video-ready Macin- 
tosh model. Sigma Designs, 510/ 

770-0100. —TOM NEGRINO 

Mapping 
the Network 

Two publishers of network-man- 
agement software are bringing 
new products to market. 

Neon Software’s LAN- 
surveyor ^vill gather information on 
AppleTalk devices throughout an internet using Apple’s new 
implementation of the Simple Network Management Protocol 
(SNMP) standard. LANsurveyor draws a network map showing all 
devices and the hierarchical re- 
lationships of network zones; 
maps can be labeled, and col- 
lapsed or expanded like an out- 
line. A polling feature lets net- 
work managers test device 
response times, and when de- 
vices drop off the net, LAN- 
surveyor can ring an alarm or 
send an E-mail or pager mes- 
sage. The program will cost 
$395 for small netw^orks and 
$695 for big networks. Neon, 
510/283-9771. 

Like LANsurveyor, Sonic 
Systems’ Radar 3.0 draws a map 
of the network It does not use 
SNMP, but has its own device- 
testing technology. Radar can 
test network performance with 
its “pinging” feature. Radar 
comes with Radar Responder, a 
utility that lets network manag- 
ers see what is installed on 
Macs, download or delete files, 
restart a Mac, and so on (users 
can configure Radar Responder 
to keep snoopy managers out). 
Radar is $499. Sonic, 408/736- 
1900.-D.L. 






TREND 

Kodak's Color 
Matcher 

New software and smarter 
hardware is making it easier 
for the publishing world and 
the printing world to coordi- 
nate their colors. Last year 
Electronics for Imaging re- 
leased Cachet, Macintosh 
software for managing scan- 
ners, monitors, and output 
devices to keep colors con- 
sistent as images move 
through all stages of pub- 
lishing. Now Kodak is en- 
tering the color-matching 
market with ColorSense, a 
less expensive product ($495 
with a photometer — the 
hardware device that reads 
the color off a monitor — 
compared with $595 for Ca- 
chet without photometer) 
that, Kodak hopes, will ap- 
peal to users with less- 
sophisticated and less-ex- 
pensive output devices. 

ColorSense comes in 
several pieces: the Configure 
application, which is for 
specifying and calibrating 
equipment; the Manager 
application, which simulates 
how an image will print on 




different devices and sup- 
ports modifying its colors; 
and Extend, which provides 
color management in- 
side other applications. 
ColorSense supports TTFF, 
PICT, and Photo CD. Ko- 
dak can be reached at 716/ 
724-1021. -D.L. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 89 



ROSEMARY WILTON 




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The first benefit of the training library is 
the price. Each video is only $49. While 
other training companies have raised their 
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Selection 

The next bit of good news is the huge 
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Quality 

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scripts. No frills. Each MacAcademy video 
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the classroom atmosphere and teaching you 
each program from start to finish. 



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Many of our customers say our videos cut 
their learning curve by up to 70%! Videos 
give you the ability to actually see each 
technique on the Macintosh screen. The 
video allows you to replay, to fast-forward, 
or to find any particular technique immedi- 
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Flexibility 

MacAcademy videos make excellent learn- 
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over and over and can even be projected to 
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Lapis Updates Color Board Line 

FOR OWNERS OF LCS, LC lls, and Performa400s who have cov- 
eted the 24-blt color images displayed by more expensive Mac mod- 
els, Lapis Technology has introduced the ProColorServer 24 board, 
which supports 24-bit color on monitors as big as 17 inches. The 
$599 board supports 8-blt color on screens of up to 21 inches. Two 
variations of the board work with the Mac SE/30 and llsi and the 
Mac II family. Quadras, and Performa 600s. 

Three other families of display boards from Lapis work with 
the same models. The ProColorServer 24X ($699) boards display 
24-blt color on 17-Inch screens, or 16-blt color on monitors up to 
21 inches. The ProColorServer 
8 16, priced at $499, supports 
8-bit color on up to 21 -inch dis- 
plays and 16-bit color on dis- 
plays up to 17 inches. The Pro- 
ColorServer 8, priced at $399, 
can support 8-bit color on 17- 
inch displays. Lapis, 510/748- 
1600.— JONATHAN CASSELL 




Message to the Stars 

For 1 5 years earthlings have de- 
lighted as the two Voyager 
spacecraft launched in 1977 
sent back diousands of photos 
of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, 
Neptune, and other nearby 
neighbors. The ships are leav^- 
ing us behind and won’t be 
sending any more postcards, 
but with each goes a carefully 
conceived record of Elarth — an 
interstellar message in a botde. 

Warner New Media has 
just republished the Voyager 
record as Munnurs of Earth, a 
$59.99 package with two CDs 
containing music of many 
countries and speech in many 
languages (plus a few' w^hale 




EGYPT AND THE SINAI PENIN- 
SULA. SUPERIMPOSED NUMBERS 
ARE TO DESCRIBE EARTH'S AT- 
MOSPHERE TO OTHER WORLDS. 

songs), photographs of Earth, 
and the schematics scientists 
designed to help our neighbors 
make sense of the disc. Mur- 
murs of Earth includes a book 
Carl Sagan and other Voyager 
record designers wrote about 
the project. Warner New' Me- 
dia, 818/955-9999.-D.L. 



PLAYING WITH DATA IN DATA 
DESK 4.0. SEVERAL VIEWS 
OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA 
ON CAR CRASH INJURIES. 

Data Desk Updated 

DATA DESK IS BILLED by Its 
publisher as an exploratory- 
data-analysis tool, designed for 
users who may not know statis- 
tics but who do know what they 
want to find in their data. Data 
Desk simplifies wading through 
data by quickly creating graphs 
and plots to give users a feel for 
what the data contains. 

Version 4.0 has a new batch 
of statistical features, including 
a multivariate general linear 
modeler that provides regres- 
sion, ANOVA, ANCOVA, and re- 
peated measures analyses; no 
limit on the size of data sets; and 
improved presentation and pub- 
lishing features. Data Desk ver- 
sion 4.0 lists for $595. Data De- 
scription, 607/257-1000.-D.L. 



Adding onto 
Photoshop 

Har\'ard Systems is publishing 
tools that increase the capabili- 
ties of Adobe Photoshop 2.0 or 
2.5. Called Kai’s Power Tools 
(KPT) after one of the Harvard 
Systems founders, the tools 
come in a floppy disk-version 
and a CD ROM version. 

The $149 floppy disk set 
has 33 add-ons including Tex- 
ture Explorer, a utility that al- 
lows users to generate textures, 
materials, and backgrounds for 
use in Photoshop images; and 
Gradient Designer, for creating 
complex gradients w'ith up to 
500 colors and alpha-channel 
control. The $295 CD version 
includes the contents of the 
floppy disk version and adds 
more utilities, an online book of 
Photoshop tips, 1000 still im- 
ages, and some 3-D animations 
as well. Harvard Sy'stems, 310/ 
392-8441.-D.L. 




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JUST FOR FUN 

Just Joking 

No, really, the name of the program is Just Joking, and it’s a compilation 
of more than 2800 jokes, one-liners, and funny quotes. Just Joking is 
part of WordStar International's Writing Tools Library of writers' refer- 
ences. The items are sorted into 250 topics, and you can search them by 
keywords If you're looking for that perfect segue to brighten up your 
address to the Committee for Extreme Boredom. And if the joke doesn't 
shake them up, you can use the "free surprise" that comes with each 
package. (At Macworld the surprise varied from box to box, from Groucho 
glasses to a Whoopee Cushion.) The jokes are cross-referenced by their 
originator, and you can add new jokes and new topics. So far my favor- 
ite Is a quote from Lily Tomlin, "No matter how cynical you get. it's 
impossible to keep up." Just Joking lists for $79 and it's available now. 
WordStar, 800/227-5609.— T.M. 



TREND 

Photo CD- 
Compatible 
CD ROM Drives 

Toshiba and Mirror have 
introduced SCSI CD ROM 
drives that are compatible 
wdth the multisession 
Kodak Photo CD standard. 
Photo CD scans photos 
taken on 35mm film and 
stores them as high-resolu- 
tion images on a CD ROM. 
Each additional roll of film 
w'ritten to the CD ROM 
creates a new' session; older 
drives can read only the first 
session of a multisession 
CD ROM. 

The Toshiba XM- 
3401, a double-speed drive, 
boasts an access time of 
200ms, w'hich is faster 
than Apple’s double-speed 
300CD drive. Toshiba’s ex- 
ternal drive lists for $895; an 
internal unit is $695; the 
Mac interface Idt that con- 
tains software drivers and 
cables costs $115. Tlie $599 
Mirror external CD ROM 
drive has a rated access time 
of 325ms, and comes with 
stereo RCA jacks, a head- 
phone jack, and volume 
control. The Mirror drive 
ships with driver software 
and a desk accessory for 
playing audio CDs. Toshi- 
ba, 714/583-3000; Mirror, 
612/633-4450 or 800/654- 
5294.— TOM NEGRINO 




TOSHIBA'S XM-3401 CD ROM 
DRIVE (TOP) AND MIRROR’S 
CD ROM DRIVE ARE BOTH 
PHOTO CD-COMPATIBLE. 



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Star Blue Software is shipping 
Horizon, a graphing and nu- 
merical-analysis package geared 
for the sciences. 

Horizon is stricdy 2-D and 
generates only scatterploLs and 
histograms. It provides a 
spreadsheet interface and a 
^ wide range of numerical tools 
I for manipulating data before 
t graphing it, including integral 
and differential calculus func- 
tions, Fourier transforms, data 

Opcode’s Notation Software 

MOST MUSIC IS STILL notated by hand. But Is this last bastion of 
commercial fountain pen use about to fall? Opcode Systems — maker 
of MIDI equipment and software — hopes so. The company will soon 
release Overture, a music-notation program. 

Overture was designed in consultation with composers and 
arrangers who use Opcode's MIDI products, and It can be used 
for anything from simple lead sheets to complex scores. It pro- 
vides five methods for entering music, Including real-time MIDI, 
clicking the mouse, and keyboard entry. The Interface is designed 
for ease of use and relies on a tool bar for performing most 
actions. 

Included software will enable Overture to integrate easily with 
Opcode's MIDI products, and Opcode says the integration soft- 
ware will work with other common MIDI systems as well. Over- 
ture will list for $495. Opcode, 415/856-3333.— richard fcnno 

TREND 

Internal PowerBook Modem Prices Plunge 




Following the introduction of 
Apple’s aggressively priced 
S3 19 Express Modem for the 
PowerBook 160, 180, and 
Duos, Global Village Com- 
munication and PSI Integra- 
tion have sharply reduced 
prices on their internal 
PowerBook modems, and 
other manufacturers have en- 
tered the market. For ex- 
ample, the price of die Global 
Village PowerPort/Gold, a 
V.32bis fax modem that 
transmits and receives at 
14,400 bps, has dropped to 
S499 from $649. Spokes- 



persons for Global Village and 
PSI say that their modems 
work faster than the Apple mo- 
dem because the Elxpress Mo- 
dem relies on software for tasks 
such as error correction and 
data compression, placing a 
burden directiy on the Power- 
Book CPU. Instead, third- 
party modem hardware manu- 
facturers let the hardware itself 
do those jobs. 

New to the PowerBook 
modem market is iVPS, known 
primarily as a mail-order sup- 
plier of storage products, which 
has introduced three models; 



interpolation, and data fitting 
(including nonlinear least- 
squares fitting and polynomial 
fitting). Horizon supports 
modifying tick marks and other 
display elements and pro\ades 
controls over their placement. 
The program has tools for an- 
notating graphs and preparing 
them for publication. 

Horizon can read data in 
almost any format, including 
tlie fixed-length fields common 
on mainframe systems. It also 
can be trained to read data in 
unusual fonnats. 

Horizon is $430. Star Blue 
Software, 203/498-6043.— D.L. 




STAR BLUE'S HORIZON. 
NOTE THAT A SCATTERPLOT 
AND HISTOGRAM ARE 
COMBINED IN ONE GRAPH. 



and Focus Enhancements, 
which has released 2400 and 
14,400-bps modems. Eschew- 
ing the slow end of the fax 
modem market. Supra has 
announced the SupraFax- 
Modem 144PB ($349.95) and 
144PB Plus ($449.95), both 
V. 3 2 bis modems that trans- 
mit data and fax at speeds up 
to 14,400 bps. The 144PB 
Plus adds Caller ID and the 
MNP 10 error-correction 
protocol, designed for cellular 
modem transmissions, al- 
though Supra did not an- 
nounce an interface to a cel- 
lular phone. APS, 
415/390-8200; Fo- 
cus Enhancements, 
617/938-8088; 
Global Village 
Communication, 
415/390- 8200; PSI 
Integration, 408/ 
559- 8544; Supra 
Corporation, 503/ 
967-2400.— TOM 

NEGRINO 




Bigger, Better 
Bernoullis 

IOMEGA CORPORATION has 
raised the stakes on storage ca- 
pacity In the removable-media 
drive market with the introduc- 
tion of the MultIDIsk 150 line, 
three new Bernoulli drives that 
accept Bernoulli disks with ca- 
pacities up to 150MB — much 
more generous removable stor- 
age than the SyQuest cartridge 
sizes that are currently available. 
The new 150MB drives also read 
and write to three new sizes 
(105MB, 65MB, or 35MB), as 
well as the more familiar 90MB 
Bernoulli disks; the drives can 
read, but not write to, the older 
44MB cartridges. 

The $1099 Macinsider 
MultIDIsk 1 50 Is an Internal drive 
for the Quadra 900 and 950. The 
$1225 Transportable MultIDIsk 
150 is an external unit. The Dual 
MultIDIsk 150, an external sys- 
tem with two 1 50MB drives, lists 
for $2499. You'll also need an 
interface kit, with cables and 
software, which comes in two 
flavors — $49 list with Central 
Point Software's MacTools, a 
hard drive utility collection that 
includes a backup program; or 
$199 with Dantz Development's 
Retrospect backup software In- 
stead. Single disks range from 
$79 (35MB) to $245 (150MB); 
three- and five-disk packs are 
also available. Iomega, 800/777- 
6179.— TOM NEGRINO 




VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS 
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POWERBOOK 


MODEMS 


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APS 


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NA 


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Focus Enhancements 


$139.95 


NA 


NA 


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Global Village 
Communication 


$229.00 


$429.00 


$499.00 


NA 


PSI Integration 


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TREND 



Maps for the Masses 

Environmental Systems Re- 
search Institute (ESRI) presi- 
dent Jack Dangermond often 
calls on government to give 
the public access to informa- 
tion — everj^thing from where 
banks grant mortgages in city 
neighborhoods to how emer- inner city and suburbs in 
genc>^ agencies plan to resjx^nd stark relief*. Atlanta in 
to toxic spills. Dangermond arcview ii, showing census 
argues dnat government should tracts by median income. 
provide this information in 

map fonn to help the public visualize and understand it. 

ESRI publishes Arc/Info, a sophisticated mapping and geo- 
graphical-analysis system u.sed by many local, state, and federal 
agencies to analyze infonnation and generate maps. ESRI also 
publishes Arc\^iew, an easy-to-use program for creating maps 
from Arc/Info data. 

ESRI annoimced but never shipped Arc View for die Mac; 
the company claims its new AreView II will ship on die Mac. 
AreView II is more than an Ai*c/Info viewer; it can display data 
from outside iVrc/Info; can layer and register raster data, such 
as aerial photos, widi vector data, such as road maps; provides 
math and statisdeal functions in its queiy^ tool; can chart data 
as well as map it; can import and exploit most common fonnats; 
and can he driven by Apple events. /VreView II will list for about 
$500. ESRI, 714/793-2853.--D.L. 




Remote Access 
for Macs 

TELEBirS NETBLAZER IS a com- 
bination network router and re- 
mote-access server. The version 
2.0 software adds AppleTalk, 
ARA (AppleTalk Remote Ac- 
cess), and IPX (Internet Packet 
Exchange, the Novell network 
protocol) support to its Internet 
Protocol support. The NetBlazer 
can connect over normal tele- 
phone lines, ISDN or switched 
56, and high-speed leased lines. 
It requires Telebif s modems be- 
cause It performs some fancy 
tricks — using V.42 compression 
under ARA (which normally dis- 
ables V.42 compression), run- 
ning multiple protocols through 
a single physical connection, 
combining lines to connect high- 
speed networks. The NetBlazer 
can be managed with the stan- 
dard Simple Network Manage- 
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Like many people, IVe been 
waiting oh so patiently for 
CD ROM technolog)^ to 
grow up — indeed, it feels 
like CD ROM has had the 
longest recorded childhood 
in history, Shirley Temple 
notwithstanding. Each year 
since about 1986, optimists 
have predicted that the 
fledgling compact disc, read- 
only memor)^ market was on 
the verge of maturation, that 
there would soon he die kind 
of exciting — and useful — 
software titles needed to 
inspire the masses to buy CD 
ROM drives. But every year, 
the optimists have been, 
well, overly optimistic. 

Dare I suggest, then, 
that CD ROM has finally 
toddled beyond childhood 
and is now taking big steps 
toward adulthood? The 
answer. I’m happy to report. 



is an unqualified yes, as the 
winners of Macworld\ first 
Top 10 CD ROM awards 
clearly demonstrate. 

No longer need we be 
content with CD ROM titles 
whose biggest allure is that 
they combine several vol- 
umes of HyperCard-linked 
text on one disc and enable 
you to search the informa- 
tion in various ways. The 
current generation of CD 
ROM releases goes much 
furdier, bringing a wealdi of 
information to your Macin- 
tosh in the form of video, 
animation, audio, graphics, 
and text. 

More than anything, 
QuickTime — Apple’s sys- 
tem extension that enables 
you to play video on the Mac 
without any special hard- 
ware — has injected some 
much-needed excitement 




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THESE EXCITING DISCS PROVE CD ROM HAS COME OF AGE I 



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TOP 10 CD ROMS 



Take My Wife . . . Please Comic 
Henny Youngman pops up in a Quick- 
Time window in Funny: The Movie in 
QuickTime to tell yet another joke 
about his wife. 

Crazy Quilt The main interface to 
Rodney's Wonder Window is a collec- 
tion of images, as in a gallery; click on 
any image to launch that sequence. 



into CD ROM. Because 
QuickTime movies require a 
large amount of storage space, 
a CD ROM platter — with its 
capacity to liousc over 600MB 
of data — has become the ideal 
home for large video files. 

It takes more than Quick- 
Time, of course, to make a 
CD ROM worthy of your 
time and money — and a Mac- 
world award. From the current 
crop of titles for the Macin- 
tosh, I have subjectively cho- 
sen the ten best — those that 
artfully (not gratuitously) 
employ video, animation, 
audio, and graphics; offer a 
helpful and easily maneuvered 
interface; and combine solid, 
meaningful content with 



interesting or entertaining 
subject matter, something that 
would drive you to pop in tlie 
CD ROM more than once or 
twice. In short, any CD ROM 
that excites the intellect, stirs 
the imagination, and offers 
information in a way that only 
a CD ROM can was eligible 
for the Macwo?id Top 10. 

I didn’t look at discs that 
simply offer what you can get 
elsewhere — clip art, stock 
photography, stock video or 
animation, fonts, application 
programs, shareware, and the 
like; in these cases, a CD 
ROM is sinq^ly a convenient 
way to store large amounts of 
data. Nor did I consider games 
or those “interactive movies” 
that really are games — Mac- 
world columnist Steven Lev>^ 
chooses the best of games 
ever)^ year for our “Game Hall 
of Fame” awards (see Mac- 
world^ December 1992). 

I did look at as many 
promising discs as I could get 
my hands on, and my choices 
came from among the CD 
ROMs available commercially 
as of mid-November 1992. By 
the time you read this, exciting 
new titles will surely be avail- 
able. Among those 1 e.xpect to 
make a splash are Total Dis- 
tortion (Electronic Arts; 
415/571-7171), which enables 





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you to create your own inter- 
active rock music videos with 
3-D graphics; Dinosaurs 
(Media Design Interactive, 
contact Educorp; 619/536- 
9999), a multimedia reference 
to prehistoric beasts; and 
Seven Days (Warner New 
Media; 818/955-9999), a look 
at tlie 1961 building of the 
Berlin Wall. 

One final aside. For best 
results, these CD ROMs 
(unless otherwise noted) re- 
quire a minimum configura- 
tion of a Macintosh LC with 
4MB of RAM, a 12-inch color 
monitor, 8-bit color, and Sys- 
tem 6.0.7. 

But enough chitchat. Let’s 
get on with it — the ten best 
CD ROMs for die Macintosh. 
Finally it’s time to pop open 
the champagne, to put away 
the pacifier and the perambu- 
lator; you can’t call CD ROMs 
kid stuff anymore. 



ENTERTAINMENT 



BEST CHILDREN'S CD ROM 

Rodney’s Wondei' 
Window 

The Voyager Company; 310/451- 
1383. $39.95. 

I use the term childrcids entei- 
taimnent loosely here, for 
Rodney’s Wonder Window is 
difficult to classify and isn’t 
really recommended for 
young children. Imagine a 
kind of point-and-click “Pee- 
wee’s Playhouse” and you’ll 
have some idea what this disc 
is about. This disc isn’t for all 
tastes — you’ll either enjoy its 
offbeat animarions, as I did, or 
you’ll take a fairly dim view of 
the whole thing, as did Mac- 
wojWs Felicity O’Meara (see 
Reviews, diis issue). 

Theoretically, Rodney’s 
Wonder Window is an ani- 
mated graphics entertainment 
for the kiddies, and it certain- 
ly fills that bill. More pre- 
cisely, Rodney’s Wonder 
Window is a collection of 
phantasmagoric sequences 
and screens — some sublime, 
many outrageous — that will 
please and perplex adults, too. 



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Rodney's Wonder Win- 
dow is the brainchild of artist 
Rodney A. Greenblat; the 
graphics, sounds, songs, and 
animations are based on his 
computer art exhibits of pre- 
vious years. The disc’s inter- 
face, appropriately enough, is 
a gallery; click on any framed 
image to activate it. And what 
images you’ll see and interact 
with: a man whose nostril is 
an all-consuming black hole; 
the Probe and Poke Pet Shop, 
where a pooper-scooper 
comes in quite handy; a plant 
that “grows” on screen, but 
only if “watered” regularly; 
and the unforgettable tooli 
bugs, whose peculiar mating 
habits are dramatized (not rec- 
ommended viewing for young 
children). 

Don’t expect any unifying 
theme to these animations — 
there isn’t one. And don’t 
search for educational enrich- 
ment, either. But if you’re 
looking for an offbeat, slightly 
bizarre, decidedly original CD 
ROM experience, Rodney’s 
Wonder Window is the hip, 
happening place to be. 

BEST ADULT CD RO/Vl 

Funny: The Movie 
in QuickTime 

Warner New Media; 818/955-9999. 
$39.99. 

Special require??ients: A 13- 
inch, or larger, color monitor; 
System 7 for use on a Mac LC. 

Heard the one about the 
duck who goes into a pharma- 
cy to buy a ChapStick? The 
phannacist asks, “Will this be 
cash or charge?” and the duck 
replies, “Just put it on my bill.” 

That’s not the best joke in 
Funny: The Mo\de in Quick- 
Time, but it’s one of the safest 
for publication. As its warning 
states, this CD ROM has 
“something to offend all 
thinking, feeling life forms,” 
and if you don’t appreciate a 
good dirty or slightly sick joke, 
steer clear. 

But the rest of us warped 
individuals will have a blast. 
The CD ROM contains the 
full-length 1989 feature film 
Fumiyy which is a series of bits 



in which someone tells his or 
her favorite joke (the jokesters 
include Dick Cavett, Frank 
Zappa, a disc jockey, and a 
couple of bartenders). You can 
watch the film (in QuickTime 
format) straight through, but 
it’s far more entertaining to 
access specific jokes via the 
disc’s numerous categories. 

This is the kind of CD 
ROM that QuickTime was 
made for. Even the corny 
Henny Youngman routines 
come across well. “I said to my 
wife ‘WTiere do you want to go 
for our anniversar)'^?,’” Young- 
man deadpans. “She said ‘I 
want to go somewhere I’ve 
never been before.’ 1 said, ‘Try 
the kitchen.’” UamTump. 



EDUCATION 



BEST CHILDREN'S CD ROM, 
AGES 4 TO 7 

Word Tales 

Warner New Media; 818/955-9999. 
$59.99. 

Wliat do you do when you 
want to give your child a head 
start learning the alphabet? 
Call on Milo, a green-faced 
cherub from outer space with 
his own high-tech workshop. 

Milo is die gregarious host 
of Word Tales, a vasdy enter- 



taining, interaedve, animated 
alphabet tutorial. Milo guides 
you through the program’s 
drills, offering cheery support 
along the way, and for every 
drill you successfully com- 
plete, Milo rewards you with 
an arcade game. (Although 
Word Tales is available on 
floppy disks for S49.99, that 
version has fewer animations 
and other limitations that the 
CD ROM doesn’t.) 

Milo’s workshop is com- 
plete with six T\^ monitors, a 
choochoo train, and what 
looks like a cross between a 
boom box and an old Univac 
computer. Click on any of the 
five small monitors (Milo pre- 
sides from the largest one), 
and you get a full-screen color 
image of an object — a red 
wagon, for example. Milo asks 
you what the first letter of 
•wagon is; to the left: of the 
wagon are three letters in big 
blocks, from which to choose. 
Once you pick zy, the next 
full-screen image is full of 
objects, and the challenge is 
to click on everything that 
begins widi "w (wizard, waffle, 
walrus, and so on). 

There’s no better way to 
teach a child than to make the 
lesson fun, and Word Tales, 
with its colorful, whimsical 
objects and gently challenging 
arcade game, accomplishes 



H Is for Harmonica The challenge 
with this Word Tales image is to click 
on all the objects — among them hoe, 
horse, harmonica, and hat — that begin 
with the letter h. 



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TOP 10 CD ROMS 




9 After dinner Arthur was still doing homework. 
"What's that?" asked D. W. "It's a map of Africa," 
said Arthur. "Looks like a pepperoni A 

pizza,” said D.W. m\ 



Arthur's Art Project Arthur the 
aardvark, the hero of Arthur's Teacher 
Trouble, is busy with his homework 
assignment — to make a map of 
Africa— while a scaly green friend 
looks on. 



this with ease. And just wait 
until you get to the X-ray 
machine! 



BEST CHILDREN'S CD ROM, 
AGES 6 TO 10 

Arlhur’s Teacher 
Trouble 

Broderbund Software: 415/382- 
4600. $59.95. 

Many grade-school children 
hate homework, distrust the 
teacher, are curious about 
practically everything, and 
have a bothersome sibling. 
Arthur’s Teacher Trouble, the 
second in Broderbund’s Liv- 
ing Book series for kids, takes 
all of tliis preadolescent angst 
into account and delivers an 
interactive experience that’s 
entertaining, educational, 
inspiring, and gratifying — 
particularly in the bother- 
some-sibling department. 

On the first day of school, 
Arthur, a timid, bespectacled 
aardvark, discovers that his 
teacher is a homework-happy 
disciplinarian. Soon Arthur is 
studying furiously for the 
annual spellathon— driven by 
severe teacher trepidation. 
Meanwhile, he’s constantly 
ve.\ed by his bratt)’^ kid sister. 

There’s plenty of educa- 
tional value here, and a lot of 
fun besides. The text of each 
page is highlighted as it’s read 
aloud (in English or Span- 
ish), and there are three con- 
secutive screens of words diat 



are spelled aloud. 
The accompanying 
images perform 
unpredictable acts 
whenever they’re 
clicked on. 

Practical ly 
ever)^ page of this 
electronic "book” is 
dense with surprises 
that arouse and 
satisfy a child’s cu- 
riosity — and won- 
derfully show off 
the advantages of 
CD ROM. Click 
on two canisters, 
and they become 
French cancan 
dancers. Click on 
the teacher’s tie, 
and he tries out an Elvis 
impersonation. Click, and a 
basket of fruit launches into a 
hillbilly jubilee. 

Along the way, kids learn 
the value of homework and 
discover tliat the teacher isn’t 
so bad. Best of all, tlicre’s the 
opportunity for some choice 
revenge: click on die kid sister 
on one page, and she rolls off 
the side of a bed; click on her 
elsewhere, and die chair she’s 
sitting in folds up. These two 
mouse-clicks alone are worth 
the price of admission. 



REFERENCE 

BEST GENERAL 
REFERENCE CD ROM 

The New Grolier 
Mu H i media 
Encyclopedia 

Grolier Electronic Publishing; 
203/797-3530. $395. 

Early gee-whiz predictions 
about CD ROM promised 
that one day we’d have entire 
encyclopedias on one disc. 
That day is here, folks, and it 
was worth waiting for. 

At first glance, this CD 
ROM’s price — nearly $400 — 
seems outrageous. But when 
you consider what you get for 
the money — all 2 1 volumes of 
the Academic A??icrica Encyclo- 
peditty plus a generous offering 
of QuickTime movies, anima- 
tions, and audio clips — it’s 



well worth it, particularly for 
schools. 

You can search Grolier’s 
alphabetically, type in a key 
phrase, or select an index from 
the tool bar. Click on die tool 
bar’s movie camera icon, for 
e.xample, and you get an index 
of all QuickTime clips, ar- 
ranged by category. Select a 
category^ and die next screen 
lists all the movies diat apply. 

I always find myself pick- 
ing the Hindenburg Disa.ster 
QuickTime movie — even in 
the tiny video window, the 
famous footage of the Zep- 
pelin’s fiery crash and the 
newsreel announcer’s an- 
guished narration (“Oh, the 
humanity!”) never cease to 
cause goose bumps. Should 
you want more infomiation on 
the Hindenburg, click on the 
Linked Articles button and 
select from among the related 
text entries. 

Famous catastrophes 
aside, Grolier’s is a well- 
rounded, useful, and e.xciting 
reference work, one you’ll 
want to turn to again and 
again. 



BEST TRAVEL/ 

GEOGRAPHY CD ROM 

Great Cities of the 
World, Vol. 2 

InterOptica Publishing; 415/788- 
8788. $49.95. 

As a travel buff, I w'as skeptical 
of InterOptica ’s Great Cities 
of the World, Vol. 2; other 
travel-guide CD ROMs I’d 
seen were frustratingly skimpy 
on content. But after a few 
minutes, it was clear that diis 
was a refreshing exception. 
(Great Cities Vol. 1 was 
released in September 1991 
for MS-DOS and Microsoft 
Windows computers; Vol. 1 
for die Mac is expected to ship 
in early 1993.) 

Great Cities of the World 
provides engaging armchair 
travel (or is that desktop trav- 
el?) through the use of text, 
QuickTime clips, and color 
graphics. Instead of trying to 
cover numerous destinations 
widi superficial content, Inter- 
Optica cast a narrow net — 



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only ten cities (Berlin, Buenos 
Aires, Chicago, Jerusalem, 
Johannesburg, Rome, San 
Francisco, Seoul, Singapore, 
and Toronto) are featured on 
the disc — but its content runs 
surprisingly deep. 

If you’re researching a trip 
to San Francisco, for example, 
you can read an evocative, 
extensive essay on the city’s 
culture by noted witer Diane 
Johnson; view a slide show of 
large color photos (with narra- 
tion); watch the QuickTime 
clip (which is surprisingly 
good); and get highly detailed 
information about restaurants, 
hotels, shopping, sight-seeing, 
transportation, and recrea- 
tion, right down to phone 
numbers and price ranges. 
This kind of information 
becomes outdated all too 
soon, of course, but it’s won- 
derful to have an\^vay. 

Another InterOptica title 
worth a look is Great Wonder's 
of the World, Vol. 1 — Man- 
Made ($79.95). The disc offers 
multimedia tours of the Great 
Wall of China, the city of 
Venice, the Empire State 
Building, and other man- 
made marvels. It’s not as use- 
ful as Great Cities, but it’s 
extremely entertaining. 



ARTS 



BEST MUSIC CD ROAA 

The Orchesira 

Warner New Media; 818/955-9999. 
$79.98. 

Special requirements: Stereo 
headphones or speakers. 

There are certainly more- 
glamorous, exciting discs on 
the market, but The Orches- 
tra, a guide to the inner work- 
ings of an orchestra, provides 
the kind of fascinating, fulfill- 
ing journey into its topic that 
is the essence of a good CD 
ROM. 

Using HyperCard stacks, 
you can learn about how clas- 
sical music is written, played, 
and conducted. The disc 
includes some 500 audio 
clips — everj^hing from an 
ambulance’s siren to Zwilich’s 
Symphony No. 1, as well as 
Benjamin Britten’s musical 
piece, A Young Person's Guide 
to the Orchestra. You can flip 
through all the audio clips in 
alphabetical order or by com- 
poser, or access them via icons 
throughout the program. 

There are detailed dia- 
grams of musical instruments 
(did you know that part of the 



violin bow is called tlie frog?), 
essays that combine text and 
audio (click on the musical 
note icons in one w’indow, for 
example, to hear the same 
notes played at different tem- 
pos), even a few test-your- 
knowledge games. In Name 
That Instrument, for example, 
you have to listen to the sound 
being played, then correctly 
name the instrument that gen- 
erated it — and you have five 
seconds. The program keeps a 
scorecard based on your 
answers, and every wrong 
answer costs you. 

And if that’s not enough 
interaction for you, you can 



Windows on the World By click- 
ing on any of these 12 icons in Great 
Cities of the World, Vol. 2 (top), you 
can get a different perspective of 
Buenos Aires; here, a QuickTime 
movie of the Argentine capital runs In 
the middle of the screen. 

Catastrophe in QuickTime The 

New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 
includes a variety of QuickTime movie 
clips, including the famous footage 
of the 1937 Hindenburg explosion 
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conduct a session of “Green- 
sleeves” yourself, picking any 
nvo instruments at a time to 
play the tune (I chose the harp 
and the tuba — not a good idea, 
and the program told me so in 
no uncertain terms). 

The Orchestra’s S80 price 
tag may seem a bit high, but a 
classical music education ain’t 
cheap, you know. 

BEST LITERATURE CD ROM 

Poetry in Motion 

The Voyager Company: 310/451- 
1383. $29.95. 

Voyager’s Poetry in Motion, a 
QuickTime collection of 
poetry readings, easily takes 
the prize in this category. 



But — gasp — poetT)^ readings? 
In QuickTime? It does sound 
rather tedious, I must admit; 
but when you have on hand 
such vital, uninhibited, sea- 
soned talent as Charles 
Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, 
William S. Burroughs, John 
Cage, Tom Waits, and Ntoza- 
ke Shange, the sparks fly. 

The source for this disc is 
Ron Mann’s documental*)^ 
film Poet?y hi Motion, which 
shows a selection of top mod- 
em poets reading their w'ork; 
his goal was to develop a kind 
of K-tel record anthology' of 
poets. 

The disc’s table of con- 
tents lists the poets included; 
click on a name and you get a 
QuickTime wdndow of the 
poet reading. Underneath that 



All about the Orchestra With 
The Orchestra, you can explore the 
world of musical instruments through 
detailed diagrams and other graphics, 
audio clips, and text. 

Sheer Poetry In Poetry in Motion, 
QuickTime movies let you see and 
hear contemporary poets read their 
work; the text of the poem is shown 
on the right. In many cases, a filmed 
Interview accompanies the reading. 




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POETRY IN MOTION 

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LIGHT POEM 



Light on dry hayfields, the cedar 
stark, nested in gullies, light 
blank on smog wall, thrown, glaring, light 
riding the mist as spray, at the end 
of this city: ocean. 

Light on 

waves, on cement wall, light 
like a passion at the back of the eyes. 

Red and white lights of radio tower with the 
moon 

full, between, this light 
on ten thousand faces in the sun. 

dl Performance D InUrv ^ 1 of 4 ► HI As performed □ As published 



window' is frequently, but not 
ahvays, anotlier QuickTime 
window', in w'hich the poet is 
interviewed. To the right is 
tlie text of the poem. Interest- 
ingly enough, you can choose 
to read the text as it w'as orig- 
inally published or as it is per- 
formed here — and there are 
more differences bet^veen the 
two than you might suppose. 
(For more about this disc, see 
Reviews, February^ 1993.) 

I enjoyed Poetry in Mo- 
tion because it brings a kind 
of contemporary performance 
art to the computer, and it 
reinvents die ancient, and sup- 
posedly^ dying, form of oral 
literature. When comparing 
reading poetry^ to hearing it 
read by the author, the can- 
tankerous, boozy Bukow'ski 
sums it up best: “Reading the 
poets has been the dullest of 
things. ... All I get is a god- 
damn headache and bore- 
dom.” No worries about that 
here. 

BEST INTERACTIVE BOOK 
CD ROM 

From Alice l.o 
Ocean 

Addison-Wesley Publishing 
Company/Against All Odds 
Productions; 800/879-4086. $49.95. 

In all honesty, there’s been so 
much wTitten about this glossy 
coffee-table book-CD ROM 
combination — said to be the 
first such cross-pollination 
publishing venture — that I 
came to it with some preju- 
dices. V\^o cares, I thought, 
about Robym Davidson, this 
pretentious 27-year-old 
w'oman who crossed the 
treacherous Australian out- 
back on her ow'n (trailed by 
photographer Rick Smolan), 
took two years to plan the trip, 
and developed an “anthropo- 
morphizing devotion” to her 
camels? Oh please — if she had 
any sense, she’d check into a 
nice hotel in Sy'^dney and order 
room sendee instead. 

But she didn’t, and after 
spending some time w'ith 
Da\ddson’s story'. I’m glad she 
didn’t. (I, on the other hand, 
w'ould have gone for the room 



104 March 1 993 MACWORLD 






semce like that.) Slowly, the 
Storys of her journey begins to 
enthrall; and it’s a treat to 
watch the stoiy^ unfold on your 
computer with full-screen, 
high-resolution images, ac- 
companied by Davidson’s nar- 
ration, which really bring the 
book to life. The disc lets you 
watch the journey in a linear 
fashion or jump in by choosing 
any of six segments. 

The companion book, 
photographed by Smolan (of 
the Day in the Life book se- 
ries), is gorgeously illustrated 
and produced, and Davidson’s 
text is hard-edged, lean, and 
redolent. 

But do you really need a 
book and a CD ROM on the 
same subject? Well, no; but 
tliat’s like asking if room ser- 
vice is truly nccessaiy^, and I 
presume you know the answer 
to that question. 

BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL 
CD ROAA 

I Photograph to 
Remember 

The Voyager Company; 310/ 
451-1383. $39.95. 

Special requirements: Color 
monitor not needed, but 8-bit 
gray-scale video is required. 
Stereo headphones or speak- 
ers required. 

This is the black sheep in 
tliis Top 10 family. There are 
no QuickTime clips, no daz- 
zling animations, no clever 
interactive windows or other 
special effects, and its pho- 
tographs are all black-and- 
w'hite. So w'hy does this one 
rate among the Top 10? Sim- 
ple: It’s the only CD ROM to 
cross my path that captures, 
with supreme eloquence, the 
stuff of everyday life and 
death — the only disc that’s 
capable of arousing the view- 
er’s deepest emotions. 

I Photograph to Remem- 
ber is a collection of images by 
Pedro Meyer, a leading Latin 
American photographer. 
Meyer has focused his lens, 
and his narrative, on the last 
three years of his parents’ 
lives, when first his father, and 
then his mother, were diag- 



nosed with cancer. Remark- 
ably, Meyer photographed 
them constantly throughout 
this period. ^‘Taking tliese pic- 
tures,” he explains on the 
audio track, “w^as the only way 
I could someday understand 
what was happening around 
me,” as the emotions he expe- 
rienced at the time were too 
blinding. 

Meyer’s narration is 
accompanied by iManuel 
Rocha’s sparse, but haunting, 
musical score, and the pho- 
tographs — while sometimes 
painful to look at — beautifully 
capture his parents’ inner 
strength, grace, and affection 
for each other during their 
ordeal. This is powerful stuff. 



and its intimate, autobio- 
graphical tone seems perfect 
for viewing on a computer. 

I Photograph to Remem- 
ber is a long way in spirit and 
style from the likes of Funny, 
Word Tales, and practically 
ever}T:hing else on CD ROM, 
and that’s one reason why I 
treasure it. It represents what I 
think is the true promise of 
CD ROM — that as this tech- 
nolog}^ continues to mature, 
there will be room for all kinds 
of voices, expressed in a vari- 
ct\’ of styles, in ways that sim- 
ply couldn’t be as effectively 
conveyed using any other 
medium. VVTien you think 
about it, what could be more 
exciting than that? m 



From Book to CD ROM From 
Alice to Ocean lets you enter into the 
story by clicking on locations on a map 
of Australia. For each portion of the 
journey, you can view photos, listen 
to narrative from photographer Rick 
Smolan and author Robyn Davidson 
(shown here with friend), get photo 
tips from Smolan, and read related 
sidebar material. 

Family Portrait Pedro Meyer’s 
autobiographical CD ROM essay, I 
Photograph to Remember, focuses on 
the last three years of his parents’ lives. 



MACWORLD March 1993 1 05 



Multimedia — that seductive 
melding of sound, graphics, 
animation, and movies on the 
Macintosh screen — has long 
been the exclusive domain of 
high-end users. After all, ftill- 
featured multimedia author- 
ing programs like Macro- 
media’s MacroMind Director 
($995 list) or Authorware 
Professional ($4995 list) can 
put quite a dent in your 
media-production budget. 
j O S E P SCHORR F„ri,„„.„„,cmd„gprofe.- 

sional-looking interactive pre- 
sentations with such software 
is a time-consuming process 




oo . 




some cases, editing hundreds 
of frames of animation. Obvi- 
ously, such programs are not 
for everyone. 

If the demands of frame- 
by-frame animation and the 
discipline of mastering an 
interactive scripting language 
seem overwhelming but you 
still want to jazz up your 
screen presentations with 
motion and sound, here is 
some good news: several 
new products are specifically 
designed to make multimedia 
production available to main- 
stream Macintosh users. 
Thanks to these new pro- 
grams, non-Quadra-owning 




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PRODUCTION WITH ONE OF THESE FOUR PROGRAMS 



folks on a shoestring budget 
who have only limited time 
can finally experience multi- 
media for themselves. Let’s 
look at four new programs 
aimed at novice multimedia 
producers: Alacromedia’s Ac- 
tion, Passport Designs’ Pass- 
port Producer, Interactive 
Solutions’ iMovie Works, and 
Interactive Media Corpora- 
tion’s Special Delivery. 

There are plenty of rea- 
sons to venture into the world 
of multimedia, not the least 
of which is that producing 



MTV-style video and music 
presentations on your Mac is 
just plain fun. In a more 
practical vein, combining 
motion and sound can spark 
up educational and business 
presentations and add e.xcite- 
ment to otherwise routine 
slide shows. Let’s face it, mov- 
ing charts, flying logos, and a 
musical score can make the 
difference between a run-of- 
the-mill presentation and one 
that an audience enjoys — and 
remembers. 

Once you’ve created a siz- 



zling on-screen production, 
you have several options for 
presenting it. You might want 
to run a slide show, complete 
with multimedia elements, 
from a Mac as you narrate a 
presentation, displaying the 
images on a large screen with 
a projection system. Or you 
might create an interactive 
presentation, where the view- 
er presses buttons to view dif- 
ferent slides or movies. 
Depending on the program 
you’ve used to create it, you 
can save the final product as a 



MACWORLD March 1993 1 0 7 



CORDON STUOCR 



FIRST-TIME AUTHORING 



USING ACTION 

O import graphics, sound, anima- 
tion, or QuickTime movie files and 
position them on the Stage to build a 
scene. Then use the Edit Object dialog 
box to configure the action, duration, 
and transitional effects connected with 
each object In this example, a left-to- 
right wipe effect is being applied to a 
PICT graphic. 

Q Examine the scene in the Timeline 
window to see the time-based rela- 
tionships between all the objects In a 
scene. Eight separate objects make up 
this scene: a sound file, four text 
objects created with Action's text tool, 
two PICT graphics, and a rectangle 
object created with Action to frame 
the other elements. The bars can be 
dragged to change the entrance and 
exit of each object. 

Q After creating a number of scenes, 
you can rearrange them using the 
Scene Sorter window. Each slide In 
the window represents one scene in 
the presentation; drag the slides to 
change their sequence in the presen- 
tation. Symbols next to each slide 
show links established between scenes 
and any transitional effects from scene 
to scene. 



QuickTime movie or print it 
to videotape using an RGB- 
to-NTSC video converter. 
Two of the packages reviewed 
include a playback version of 
the program so that a finished 
presentation can be distrib- 
uted on disk and run by some- 
one who doesn’t own the orig- 
inal application. 

What You Need 

MOST OF THFSE PROGR/VMS 
target entry-level multimedia 
users, though the term em?y 
level is a bit misleading in diis 
context. Even at its most basic, 
multimedia involves inore- 
than-basic equipment. 

Processing tlie flow of dig- 
itized sound, color graphics, 
and QuickTime movies that 
make up a typical multimedia 
presentation is a hefty task. At 
the very' least, you need a 
68020-based CPU, such as the 
Macintosh LC. If you intend 
to turn out a presentation witli 
multiple sound tracks, numer- 
ous QuickTime movies, or 24- 
bit color graphics, don’t use 
less than a Ilci. (Despite the 
minimum configurations list- 
ed on their boxes, most com- 
panies recommend a Ilci with 
8MB of RAM.) You can run 
any of the applications dis- 
cussed here on an LC or LC 
II with 4MB of RAM, but if 
you do, be pre|)ared to sacri- 
fice the velvety smooth transi- 
tions, fluid animations, and 
seamless integration of sound 
that make multimedia so 
appealing. In general, if you 
start combining sounds, pic- 
tures, and transitional effects 
on slower Macs, the results 
will be halting, jerky, and 
decidedly unci nematic. 

As for the multimedia 
packages themselves, even the 



least e.x|^ensive of these prod- 
ucts lists at nearly S400; that’s 
S600 less than Director but still 
a significant software invest- 
ment for those just looking to 
get their feet wet. 

.And speaking of software, 
remember: each of die muld- 
media programs described in 
this article is designed to mix 
a variety^ of media — Quick- 
Time movies, PICT images, 
digitized sounds, and so on. 
This assumes you already have 
the software you need to cre- 
ate and edit the pictures, 
movies, and sounds you will 
use — or, if not, that you have 
a generous supply of clip art at 
your disposal. (The exception 
is Movie Works, which comes 
with a group of companion 
applications that let you pro- 
duce your own sounds, pic- 
tures, and text.) Without good 
source material, your multi- 
media options are greatly lim- 
ited. (If you’re interested in 
more than clip art, consider 
purchasing some clip media to 
use in your projects. Sources 
for sound, animation, and 
QuickTime movie files are 
listed in “Media to Go.”) 

How It Works 

FJ\CM OF THESE PACKAGES 
takes a somewhat different 
approach to assembling a 
multimedia presentation, but 
the basic concept behind all of 
them is the same: you create a 
series of backdrops and then 
use an import command to 
place objects of various media 
types against those backdrops. 

The contents of your pre- 
sentation can be drawn from a 
wide variety of file types — 
QuickTime movies, sound 
files, text files, PICS anima- 
tions, and graphics (all four of 



the programs support PICT- 
format graphics; Special De- 
livery supports TIFF and EPS 
as well). All of the programs 
allow you to control not only 
which objects are on the 
screen at any given time, but 
also die manner in which diey 
appear and vanish (or are 
heard, if they’re sounds) and 
how they’re positioned in rela- 
tion to each odier. 

In all of the programs dis- 
cussed here, with the excep- 
tion of Passport Producer, you 
can transform certain objects 
into buttons, creating a link to 
other objects or other scenes 
in a presentation. During 
playback, your monitor be- 
comes a full-screen “slide pro- 
jector” and you can click on 
the buttons you have created 
to play movies or transport the 
viewer to another scene in the 
presentation. 

Another common denom- 
inator among die applications 
reviewed is that they’re all 
quite new and subsequently 
suffer from a host of version 
1.0 ailments. In some cases, 
newer versions are already 
shipping and bugs are being 
ironed out. That said, here’s 
an overview of die four entry- 
level multimedia programs 
available at press time. 

Action 

MACROMEDIA'S ACTION IS PRI- 
marily designed for those who 
have used slide-presentation 
software and now want to add 
multimedia elements to their 
presentations. The program’s 
overall approach to assem- 
bling a presentation is some- 
what akin to creating a static 
text-and-graphics slide show, 
but with the added elements of 
time and motion. 



o 





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ENTRY-LEVEL MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE 





Action 1.0 


AAovieWorks 1.0 


Passport Producer 1.0 Special Delivery 1.0 


Company 


Macromedia 


Interactive Solutions 


Passport Designs 


Interactive Media Corporation 


Phone 


415/442-0200, 

800/288-4797 


415/377-0136 


415/726-0280. 

800/443-3210 


415/948-0745 


Price 


$495 


S395 


$495 


$399 


Suggested required RA/M 


8MB 


8MB 


SMB 


5MB 


System 7 required 


O 


O 


• 


• 


Sound format support 


AIFF. SoundEdit 


Movie, AIFF, sound (snd) 
resources 


AIFF. Sound Designer II, MIDI AIFF, AIFC. SFIL, sound (snd) 

resources 


Graphics format support 


PICT 


PICT 


PICT 


PICT, EPS. TIFF. PNTG, SCRN 


Text tool included 


• 


• 


• 


• 


PICS animation support 


• 


• 


• 


O 


Number of transitions 


30 


14 


18 


16 


Moves objects on path 


• 


• 


O 


O 


Interactivity via on-screen buttons 


• 


• 


o 


• 


Creates gradient backgrounds 
within application 


• 


• 


o 


O 


Basic drawing tools Included 


• 


• 


o 


• 


Playback application included 


• 


O 


• 


o 


Templates provided 

• = yes; O = no. • Backgrounds only. 


• 


o 


•• 


•• 



In Action your presenta- 
tion is made up of scenes 
instead of slides. Within 
each scene, you can add 
graphic, text, movie, and 
sound objects — AIFF, Sound- 
Edit, PICT, PICS, or Quick- 
Time files — that can play con- 
secutively or simultaneously. 
The backdrop for the entire 
presentation is called a Stage; 
it can be set to display a solid 
background color, an import- 
ed PICT graphic, or a two- 
color pattern or gradient. 
Action provides a palette of 63 
background patterns and 6 
gradient styles. Each scene in 
a presentation can have a dif- 
ferent background. 

Once you have imported 
an object into Action and 
have placed it on the Stage, 
you simply double-click on the 
object to set its attributes. You 
can select one of 30 different 
transitional effects for the 
object’s entrance and exit (dis- 
solve, wipe, iris, and so on). If 
you want the object to move 
across the Stage, you can set 
the speed at which the object 
movies and edit the path on 
which it trav^els. Sounds can be 
linked to specific objects or 
imported separately to play for 
the duration of a scene (al- 
though only two sounds can 
play simultaneously). You can 
navigate the presentation by 
using tlie VCR-like Play, Fast 



Tips for Successful Presentations 

As the author of a multimedia presentation, you must be part graphic artist, part film director, part orches- 
trator, and part computer v/izard. Here are several tips to guide you when you are wearing those 
diverse hats. 

■ Plan carefully. Even the best multimedia packages won't serve you well unless you know what you're 

trying to accomplish. Decide how many scenes, images, sounds, and transitions you need to tell 
the story, then create a storyboard for your project. 

■ Prepare your source media thoroughly. Before you start assembling the presentation, use your favorite 

graphics, audio, and video applications to polish up the sounds and pictures that will become part 
of it. Passport Producer allows you to launch other programs to edit graphics and sound, but doing 
so Is time-consuming and requires SMB or more of RAM. Better to start with your source mate- 
rial ready to roll. 

■ Build presentations that match the processing limits of your computer. If you have a llsi, don't plan on 

layering two QuickTime movies against a 24-bit color background — you'll grind your machine to 
a halt. Better to have fewer transitions that melt fluidly into each other than to have dozens of 
fancy effects that cause the presentation to stutter and Jerk. 

■ Boost the available memory on your computer. Manufacturers of the programs discussed in this 

article all recommend that you exceed the suggested system requirements. Programs such as 
Passport Producer and Macromedia's Action allow you to load QuickTime movies and other 
files Into RAM at the start of a presentation In order to speed up processing — If there's enough 
memory to spare. 

■ When using color images in presentations, work at lower bit-depth if you can: the Macintosh can process 

8-bit images much faster than 24-bit images during a presentation. Also, be sure to run your 
presentations at the same bit-depth as the images included in them so that your computer 
doesn't have to worry about converting graphics files to the proper bit-depth while a pre- 
sentation is playing. 

■ Keep your production's movies, sounds, and graphics in a single folder. When you create a presenta- 

tion, most of these programs simply reference the source files and read them from the original 
files on disk when a presentation Is played. Keeping source files together with the presentation 
application Itself makes It easier for the computer to retrieve that information on cue. 

■ Resist the urge to use an overabundance of special effects such as transitions and objects flying along a 

path. Too many effects will not only degrade playback quality but also be distracting. After a while, 
the venetian-blind effect won't impress your viewers. It will make them dizzy. 

■ Watch, study, and dissect the sample presentations that come with the programs. You'll see what these 

program can really do and learn what professionally prepared material looks like on your particu- 
lar Macintosh. 



/MACWORLD /March 1 993 1 0 9 




FIRST-TIME AUTHORING 



Forward, and Rewind controls 
that are on tlic floating control 
palette. 

To add titles or other text 
to the screen, Action provides 
its own text tool, eliminating 
the need to import text 
objects. The program also 
includes basic geometric 
drawing tools (circle, rectan- 
gle, line) that can be used to 
frame and offset text or other 
objects. 

In 'rimeline view, the pro- 
gram provides a second-by- 



Action is flexible and easy 
to learn, with tools that give 
you plenty of control over 
the timing and placement of 
each clement in a presenta- 
tion. Overall, it’s one of the 
best multimedia packages for 
beginners. 

Passport Producer 

WITH i\«\sspoirr producer, 
you build presentations on 
the Cue Sheet, a multicolumn 
worksheet used to dictate the 
flow of all presentation ele- 



also import Sound Designer 
II files and MIDI sequences 
(MIDI, which stands for 
Musical Instrument Digital 
Interface, enables the Mac to 
play music on devices such as 
s)Tithesizers). 

Once positioned on a 
track on the worksheet, each 
tilelike cue can be moved and 
resized to alter the duration of 
its performance during the 
presentation. Cues can be 
assigned transitional special 
effects, but there are only 18 




liyiultimedla 



Souridj 




i Movfe sj 



iwiun 



USING PASSPORT 
PRODUCER 

O Select the appropriate icon from 
the Cue Palette (along the bottom of 
the screen) and drag it into place on 
the Cue Sheet to add media files 
(called cues) to the presentation. Drag 
the cue tiles to the desired point to 
establish entrances and exits. 

0 Use the Cue Set Up command to 
set up the attributes of each cue 
you’ve imported. Here a transitional 
wipe effect is applied to one of the 
graphics used in the presentation. 

Q Switch to the Stage view to posi- 
tion and layer each of the cues against 
the selected background. 



second plot of the entire pre- 
sentation, with bars on the 
time line representing each 
object. The entrance, dura- 
tion, and exit of any object can 
be edited by dragging on the 
bars — a particularly easy way 
to organize the timing ele- 
ments in a miniproduction 
without adjusting settings in a 
succession of dialog boxes. 

Action can’t play back at 
full speed wiiile in editing 
mode; you have to switch to 
playback mode. This means 
constantly jumping back and 
forth between the two modes 
to check your w^ork — a process 
that bogs down editing in an 
otherwise efficient w^orking 
environment. 

If you want to produce 
sharp-looking presentations 
that require minimal setup. 
Action comes with an out- 
standing selection of ready-to- 
use templates. The templates 
include vivid backdrops and an 
array of built-in transitions 
and animated effects. All you 
have to do is plug in your 
own text. Action owners also 
get an instructive videotape 
that teaches the basics of using 
the program. 



ments. In the first column is a 
time line for referencing your 
position in the production. 
The remaining columns on 
the worksheet are the tracks 
on which you place am (Pro- 
ducer’s term for pointers to 
the imported elements of a 
presentation) to mark the 
entrance, exit, and duration of 
each sound or image in the 
presentation. Producer’s time 
line and digital counter are 
designed to support the high- 
ly accurate SMPTE (Society 
of Motion Picture and Televi- 
sion Engineers) timing stan- 
dard used in the video and 
broadcast industries for preci- 
sion synchronization of video 
and digital audio. 

Importing media elements 
is easy with Producer. The 
floating Cue Palette contains 
icons representing each of the 
various media types you can 
access. When you drag the 
appropriate icon from the 
palette and position it on the 
Cue Sheet, a dialog box 
aj)pears listing all the files you 
can import. In addition to 
handling the usual PICT, 
PICS, text, AIFF, and Quick- 
Time formats. Producer can 



effects to choose from, com- 
pared to Action’s .^0. Another 
limitation is that you can’t cre- 
ate on-screen paths on which a 
cue will travel during die pre- 
sentation. After you position 
the imported material on the 
Stage, it remains in a fixed 
location. 

A Transport palette offers 
Play, Rewind, Fast Forward, 
and Pause controls that enable 
you to navngate the presenta- 
tion. Producer also allows y'ou 
to set as many as nine markers 
at designated points for mov- 
ing quickly to key points in the 
presentation. 

Like all of the programs 
discussed here. Producer is 
not designed to create media 
elements but to unite them in 
a polished presentation. Nev- 
ertheless, it does have built-in 
editors to handle basic tasks — 
cutting, copying, and past- 
ing — in graphics, movdes, and 
sound files. There’s also a 
menu command that enables 
you to launch other applica- 
tions from within Producer 
and create or edit sounds, pic- 
tures, and the like in those 
applications. 

Producer includes a built- 



110 March 1 993 MACWORLD 




in slide maker to produce text 
slides with headings and bul- 
leted paragraphs. The only 
drawback with this feature — 
and it’s a serious one — ^is that 
it does not support Adobe 
Type Manager. PostScript 
fonts appear jagged on slides 
unless you have installed 
screen fonts in the exact point 
sizes used in your presenta- 
tion. The program does sup- 
port TrueType fonts, which 
will be rendered properly 
when scaled to any size. 

Slides can be assigned any 
background color, but you 
can’t use gradients or patterns 
unle.ss you draw them in 
another graphics program and 
import them for use as a back- 
drop. Alternatively, a PICT 
file can be pasted in as the 
background graphic. 

Unfortunately, Producer 
is only marginally interactive. 
Unlike the other packages 
described here, it does not 
offer a tool for creating but- 
tons that viewers can click on 
to navigate the presentation. 
There is, however, a pause 
feature, which permits you to 
specify points at which a 
presentation pauses until the 
mouse is clicked or a key is 
pressed. This allows for lim- 
ited interactivity, but not on 
the level of the other three 
packages. 

Still, Producer is an out- 
standing platform for mixing 
media. Its interface is the 
most graphical of the products 
described here, and it requires 
minimal time to master the 
basic concept of stringing 
together presentation ele- 
ments on the Cue Sheet. It is 
also the only package to offer 
MIDI support — a significant 
feature if you are planning to 
create productions with high- 
fidelity musical sound tracks. 
If you know your presenta- 
tions are going to be self-run- 
ning shows that don’t rely 
heavily on interactivity, Pro- 
ducer is the perfect choice for 
assembling precisely timed 
multimedia productions. 

AAovieWorks 

MOVIEWORKS IS ACTUALLY 
a package of four applications. 
The core application, Com- 



Media to Go 

If you don’t happen to be a professional artist, musician, sound technician, or cinematographer, you can 
still take advantage of a wealth of canned graphics, sound effects, music, animations, and videos 
in digitized format. The following list is a sampling of royalty-free media that you can use in your 
projects. 

Animation Clips (with sounds $129, without sounds $99). Media In Motion (415/621-0707). Animations 
in PICS, Director, or QuickTime compressed on 800K disks. 

Backgrounds for Multimedia Volumes I and II (PICT and TIFF format $289 each). Full Page Images (EPS 
format $499), Marble & Granite (PICT and TIFF format $349). Artbeats (503/863-4429). Back- 
grounds on CD ROM. 

Desktop Sounds ($99). Q Up Arts (408/688-9524). Sounds in snd resources on CD ROM. 

Folio 1 (100 high-resolution images on CD ROM S499.95, 100 medium-resolution images on 1.4MB disks 
or CD ROM $299.95, 10 medium-resolution images on a 1.4MB disk $39.95). D'pix (614/299- 
7192). Backgrounds on CD ROM in TIFF format. Backgrounds on high-density disks in JPEG, 
which expands to PICT or TIFF format. 

HI Rez Audio Volume 1 ($149.95). Presto Studios (619/689-4895). Sounds in AIFF files and SoundEdit 
and SoundEdit Pro formats on CD ROM. 

Industry at Work ClipMedIa 2 ($295). Macromedia (415/442-0200). Animations in Director, QuickPICS, 
and QuickTime; QuickTime movies; PICT graphics; and music and sounds in AIFF files and snd 
resources on CD ROM. 

MediaCllps series ($14.95 to $59.95; typically $39.95). Aris Entertainment (503/488-4864). Backgrounds 
in PICT, QuickTime movies, and sounds as snd resources on CD ROM. 

MultIMedIa HanDisc ($99). MediAlive (408/752-8500). Animations in Director, backgrounds in PICT, 
MIDI music, QuickTime movies, and sounds as snd resources on CD ROM. 

PhotoDlsk Volume III ($295), PhotoDlsk Multimedia Sampler ($49). PhotoDlsk (206/441-9355). 
Volume III: Backgrounds In TIFF format on CD ROM. Multimedia Sampler: Low-resolution TIFF 
photos on CD ROM. 

QuickCiips ($139, part of QuickTime Starter Kit). Apple Computer (408/996-1010). QuickTime movies 
on CD ROM. 

SoundFX published by Gazelle Technology ($179). Educorp Computer Services (619/536-9999). Eight-bit 
mono and 16-bit stereo (Sound Designer II) sounds on CD ROM. 

Stingers ($99). The MusicBank (408/867-4756). Music AIFF files and snd resources, with Redbook 
44.1kHz support, on CD ROM. 

Wraptures One ($129), WraptureReels One ($199). Form and Function (415/664-4010). Wraptures One: 
PICT and QuickTime textures and backgrounds on CD ROM. WraptureReels One: PICT back- 
grounds, QuickTime movies, sounds as snd resources, and QuickTime sounds on CD ROM. 



poser, is used to combine var- 
ious media into presentation 
fonnat. The three other appli- 
cations — MW Paint, MW 
Text, and MW Sound — are 
editors that you can use to cre- 
ate the elements that will 
appear in your presentation. 
Thus, Movie Works is unique 
in being a stand-alone prod- 
uct. You can create entire 
multimedia presentations 
from beginning to end with- 
out relying on other applica- 
tions to prepare your sounds 
or pictures. (Of course, you 
still need other software and 
hardware if you intend to cre- 
ate your own QuickTime 
mo\des.) Under System 7, you 
can open all the Movie Works 
editors while still working 
within Composer, but this 



requires at least SMB of 
memory. 

To create a presentation, 
you import source files — this 
time they’re called tracks — 
into the program’s Mediabase, 
a database of all the sounds, 
pictures, and QuickTime 
movies that make up a presen- 
tation. Once again, you can set 
the transitional effects for tlie 
entrance and exit of each 
track, choosing from a menu 
of 14 effects. There’s also a 
scaling tool that enables you to 
make individual elements 
zoom in or out to a predeter- 
mined magnification. As in 
.\ction, you can make various 
elements move across the 
screen on paths you define. 

M'Tiat’s missing, however, 
is a built-in text tool — a real 



MACWORLD March 1993 1 1 1 



FIRST-TIME AUTHORING 



USING MOVIEWORKS 

O Use the program's MW Paint, 
MW Sound, and MW Text applica- 
tions to create elements for the pre- 
sentation or use the Import command 
to bring in files created in other appli- 
cations. Each imported file (called a 
track) is stored in the Mediabase, the 
small window In the upper-right cor- 
ner. Once a track is selected, It can be 
positioned against the screen back- 
ground. Use the Animation menu to 
apply movement, transitions, and scal- 
ing effects to each track. 

Q In the TimeView window, you can 
examine and adjust the timing of 
transitional and animation effects for 
all the tracks in each segment of the 
presentation. 

Q Before playing back the results, 
you must choose a compression 
method and compress each segment 
of the MovleWorks presentation into a 
QuickTime movie — a step that con- 
siderably slows down the process of 
creating a presentation. 

o 



liability, given the fact chat 
most presentations rely heavi- 
ly on text. Virtually every 
word you use in a Movie- 
Works presentation must be 
imported as a text file or cre- 
ated in MW Text, a separate 
application. 

After you import all the 
pieces that make up a segment 
of a presentation, you com- 
press the whole thing into a 
QuickTime movie, which is 
tlien ready for playback. 

The biggest drawback 
here is that in order for 
Movie Works presentations to 
play back at normal speed, 
they must be compressed into 
QuickTime format. Even 
minor changes in the presen- 
tation during the editing 
process necessitate recom- 
pression if you want to view 
the revisions you’ve made. 
The result is a lot of waiting 
as movies slowly get com- 
pressed and plenty of switch- 
ing back and forth between 
the program’s Compose and 
Play modes to monitor the 
results. 

Furthermore, the version 
of this program provided to 
Marivorld was riddled with 

o 



program to create PICT 
images or a sound editor to 
record and edit sounds, you 
get them all in one package 
here. The downside is tliat, as 
seems to be true with most all- 
in-one programs, none of 
those supplementar}' applica- 
tions are very good. The tools 
in MW Paint are crude and 
the MVV’^ Sound module’s fea- 
tures are poorly implemented 
and hard to use. 

On the whole, Movie- 
Works needs refinement. It 
makes media integration more 
complicated and time-con- 
suming than does cither 
Action or Producer, Although 
it has all the tools you need to 
create high-quality presenta- 
tions, the program’s interface 
makes it hard to get the results 
you want without a lot of 
patience and experimentation. 

Special Delivery 

IN'rERACriVE MEDIA CORP(3- 
ration’s Special Deliver)^ is 
the most slide-oriented of the 
packages. Special Deliveiy is 
largely geared toward creat- 
ing interactive presenta- 
tions — those in which a view- 
er can control the flow of 

o 



ors. Animation can be includ- 
ed in a Special Deliver)^ pre- 
sentation, as long as it’s im- 
ported as a QuickTime movie. 

Composing a presentation 
widi Special Deliver)^ is done 
in two modes. In the Layout 
View, you draw the portals 
and fill them with the ele- 
ments that will make up the 
presentation. Creating text 
portals is especially easy. All 
you have to do is draw a new 
portal on the screen and start 
typing. 

For other kinds of media, 
you use the Place File com- 
mand to insert files into the 
portals. Special Delivery 
imports a wide variety of 
media formats, including 
QuickTime movies; PICT, 
EPS, TIFF, and MacPaint 
images; and sounds in the 
AIFF, MFC, SFIL, and sound 
(snd) resource formats. 

In Button View, you set up 
the triggers that will activate 
the various portals. The por- 
tals can be set to display their 
contents permanently or to 
reveal their contents only after 
a linked button has been 
pressed. Buttons can play 
sounds or movies, restart a 








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bugs. Most irritatingly, the 
program had a stubborn habit 
of undoing or inverting transi- 
tional effects after die presen- 
tations were compressed. 
Interactive Soludons plans to 
ship version 1.1 in January. 
The new version will he free 
to registered users and will 
include a separate playback 
module that can be distributed 
with finished presentations. 

MovieWorks’ integrated 
approach has its pros and cons. 
If you don’t have a color paint 



information by clicking on 
buttons. 

Unlike MovieWorks and 
Action, Special Delivery offers 
no built-in features for ani- 
mating presentations — you 
cannot have a PICT graphic 
fly around the screen, for 
example. Instead, you plug im- 
ported pictures, sounds, and 
movies into stationaiy^ poitals, 
or frames, on each slide. The 
p07Vth can be round or rectan- 
gular and can have their own 
background and border col- 



presentation, or move to 
another slide using a transi- 
tional effect. In Special Deliv- 
ery, only 16 transitions are 
available and each one lasts for 
a predetermined amount of 
time; in other words, you can’t 
set up a 3 '/ 2 -second wipe as 
opposed to a I -second wi|)e in 
Special Delivery, whereas the 
other programs let you control 
the transitions’ speed. 

For an overview of the 
whole presentation, you can 
switch to the Map slide for a 



112 March 1 993 MACWORLD 






thumbnail view of each slide 
included in the presentation. 

Special Deliverer’s button 
links allow for a high level of 
interactivity, hut setting them 
is disorienting because the 
slides in Button View bear 
almost no resemblance to 
their final appearance in the 
presentation. Background and 
foreground colors do not 
appear in Button View; in- 
stead, you see a crisscross of 
arrows representing the links 
you’ve created between the 
various portals. And within 
each portal you see only the 
name of an imported file 
instead of its actual contents. 
To really see your work, you 
need to shift to Presentation 
Mode — where you can’t do 
any editing. 

Special Delivery is the 
only program of the ones 
reviewed here that doesn’t 
provide a time line on which 
to plot the occurrence of each 
event. You can set up time- 
based presentations using a 
Delay feature, but it’s clums}^ 
compared with the other 
applications, which allow you 
to plot the events in real time 
using the Mac’s internal clock. 
In Special Delivery*, all you 
can do is assign a delay to each 
button (in tenths of a second) 
to stagger the appearance of 
objects or the triggering of 
transitional effects. 

In short. Special Deliver)* 
presentations remain interac- 
tive slide shows, albeit with 
movies and sounds linked to 
each slide. For a wider range 
of cinematic effects, the odier 
programs offer more options. 

Multimedia Choices 

IF YOU WANT TO DIVE IN 
and experience the full range 



of what multimedia has to 
offer. Action and Producer are 
currentl)^ your best bets. Nei- 
ther is terribly hard to learn 
and both programs provide 
the tools you need to assem- 
ble presentations with style 
and polish. Producer comes 
up short in the interactivity 
department and lacks basic 
drawing tools, but it offers the 
best interface. Action enables 
you to build interactivity into 
your presentations, offers the 
animation features lacking in 
Producer, and comes with a 
training \ideo. 

All the programs de- 
scribed here are relatively 
inexpensive, but if S400 or 
S500 still seems too steep a 
price to pay to experience 
multimedia, consider this low- 
budget option: Objectic Sys- 
tems (206/271-6864) makes a 
HyperCard utility called Fast 
Pitch Pro, which enables you 
to create presentations in 
HyperCard stacks without 
using Hyj^erCard’s scripting 
feature. The Fast Pitch inter- 
face lacks the refinement of 
the more expensive multime- 
dia products, but it lets you 
weave color pictures, Quick- 
Time movies, and digitized 
sounds into interactive H\yDer- 
Card presentations — all for 
just $79.95. 

Also, be assured that mul- 
timedia is a rapidly growing 
field. In the coming months 
there are likely to be far more 
options for multimedia neo- 
phytes. As this article was 
being completed, a new pre- 
sentation package was already 
on the way: Gold Disk’s 
Astound (310/320-5080), a 
$399 multimedia package that 
has much in common with 
Action. 



Remember that creating 
your first multimedia presen- 
tation with any of the packages 
described here is relatively 
simple. Creating a presenta- 
tion that looks professional 
and does exactly what you 
want it to do c*an be downright 
tricky. You have to experiment 
liberally, and you must respect 
the limits of your CPU to get 
the kind of results that really 
make multimedia w'ortli the 
time and effort. With a little 
practice, a little patience, and 
a touch of directorial flair, it 
w'on’t be long before you w'ill 
be able to turn out eye-catch- 
ing presentations that will 
keep your audience impressed, 
informed, and — best of all — 
awake, m 



JOSEPH SCHORR is a newspaper 
reporter, playwright, and technical 
writer — which covers several media 
right there. 



USING SPECIAL 
DELIVERY 

Q Use the Format menu to pick a 
background color for each slide in the 
presentation. In Layout View, select 
any of the Portal tools to draw portals, 
or frames, for each element you want 
to include. Use the Place File command 
to insert sounds, pictures, or Quick- 
Time movies into the portals 
Q Switch to Button View and use the 
Button tool to draw links (represented 
by the solid arrow-tipped lines) 
between the various portals. Hidden 
text objects that will pop into view 
when a button is clicked on are also 
Inserted here. Portals linked to the 
green Co button (the lower-left corner 
of the window) will be triggered auto- 
matically when the presentation 
begins. While still in Button View, use 
the Format menu to apply transitional 
effects to the button links. 

O Go to the Map slide for an 
overview of the entire presentation. 
Drag the Next tool from slide to slide 
In the overview to determine the 
sequence in which the slides will be 
presented In the finished presentation. 



MW 



EDITORS' CHOICE 



Action Macromedia’s entry-level package 
provides powerful media- integration tools 
with enough flexibility to create anything 
from self-running slide shows to Interactive 
presentations with movies and sound. 

It's a little more expensive than some of the 
other packages, but it provides the best 
overall introduction to multimedia. Company: 
Macromedia. List price: $495. 

Passport Producer Passport Producer’s elegant 
graphical interface Is a pleasure to use. 

While the program lacks the tools you need 
to create fully interactive presentations, it 
offers the best features for precision 
synchronization of sounds, pictures, and 
movies. Its MIDI support makes it the perfect 
choice for creating presentations with 
high-fidelity musical sound tracks. Company: 
Passport Designs. List price: $495. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 1 3 






BY NICK W B S T 



Multimedia options abound. 
Scores of applications boast 
multimedia features (such as 
the ability to include anima- 
tion or sound clips), and a 
host of simple multimedia 
authoring programs for be- 
ginners or occasional users 
have recently emerged. A 
few programs leap ahead of 
all the others in two ways: 
integration and extensibility. 

Each program in this 
table can tackle large projects 
that integrate any combina- 
tion of video, animation, 
sound, graphics, and text. 
These programs can take 
user input into data fields and 
manipulate that data. And 
each of these programs can 
be extended to control exter- 
nal devices, such as videodisc 



Aldus SuperCard 1.6 
Aldus Corporation 
$299 

619/695-6956 
800/333-2538 



I Innovation rating: 3 
Value rating: 4 



SCRIPTING 
LANGUAGE 
The primary tool for 
controlling the 
program's features. 




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SuperEdIt Windows SuperEdit— the authoring 

portion of Aldus SuperCard — uses a set of easy-to- 
navigate windows, but is split off from the main pro- 
gram, creating needless confusion. 



SuperTalk is based on 
HyperTalk, so HyperCard 
users will feel at home 
here. The language has 
many improvements, 
though, including control 
over Apple events. 



Authorware 
Professional 1.7.1 
Macromedia 
$8000 

415/956-4091 
800/288-4797 



I Innovation rating: 4 
Value rating: 1 




Authorware's Flow Icons These icons form a col- 
lapsible map that makes big projects easy to keep 
track of. 



Authorware's icons and 
dialog boxes replace a 
scripting language, 
decreasing flexibility but 
sometimes making the 
product easier to use. 



Course Builder 4.0 
Discovery Systems 
International 

$1495 

615/690-5600 



I Innovation rating: 2 
Value rating: 3 




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Course Builder's Map The map gives a clear view 
of an entire project, and how its parts are linked. 



Course Builder uses a 
series of dialog boxes in 
place of a scripting 
language. But its dialog 
boxes generally offer less 
flexibility and fewer 
choices than those in 
Authorware. 



114 March 1 993 MACWORLD 








CONS OF SEVEN 



POWERFUL AUTH 



ORING PROGRAMS 



MEDIA 

INTEGRATION 
How does the program 
handle external 
devices, such as 
videodisc players? 



SuperCard takes the 
same approach as 
HyperCard: add whatever 
device controls you need 
in the form of XCMDs. 
SuperCard uses the same 
XCMDs as HyperCard. 



HANDLING 
GRAPHICS AND 
ANIMATION 
How well does the 
program create and 
integrate visuals? 



Unlike HyperCard, 
SuperCard has built-in 
color— a big advantage. 
Several ink effects are 
available, and there are 
draw tools as well as 
paint tools. SuperCard 
also has some animation 
controls, though they’re 
not as sophisticated as 
Director's. 



BEST AND 
WORST USES 
Where does the 
program shine; where 
Is it out of place? 



SuperCard is great for 
projects where color Is 
needed, but not for 
animation. The program 
also works well for data- 
intensive applications or 
where separate windows 
would be useful. If you 
need speed, however, 
look elsewhere. 



UNIQUE 
ADVANTAGES 
Things that only this 
program does well. 



SuperCard can convert all 
HyperCard stacks and 
can control separate 
windows within a single 
application. SuperCard's 
lists of cards and 
windows are useful in 
project management. 



BIGGEST SELLING 
POINTS AND 
BIGGEST BLUNDERS 
Pearls of wisdom and 
pitfalls to avoid. 



SuperCard is almost 
everything HyperCard 
should be: a card -based 
program with a good 
scripting language, 
support for color, and the 
ability to open multiple 
windows simultaneously. 
But it’s slow. SuperCard 
is spiit between run-time 
and authoring programs, 
each with its own tools, 
creating needless 
confusion. 



WHAT'S 

MISSING? 

Most embarrassing 
holes In the product. 



SuperCard needs a 
unified program 
environment and more 
integral QuickTime 
support (although you 
can use the Claris XCMD 
set). 



Authorware leads the 
field in built-in media 
integration: videodiscs 
can be controlled from 
within the program, 
which includes a 
videodisc controller for 
the end user. Authorware 
can also run HyperCard 
XCMDs to control other 
devices, such as CD 
ROM players. 



Authorware easily 
handles colors, and its 
animation tools are 
second only to those of 
Director. You control 
graphics and animation 
entirely through dialog 
boxes, which are simple 
to use. 



Authorware is superb 
for training and 
education. But the 
learning cun/e is steep, 
even for developing 
simple presentations. 



Authorware has a 
Windows version that 
makes cross-platform 
development fairly 
straightforward. A 
collapsible icon-based 
flow-line map aids 
greatly in keeping track 
of projects. 



Authorware handles 
testing options and 
student tracking 
exquisitely. The program 
also allows easy trial runs 
of a specific portion of 
the project. Authorware 
falls down with its 
outrageously high price — 
due to its history as a 
niche training tool for big 
corporations. 



Authorware could profit 
from Integral support for 
CD ROM players and 
interactive VCRs; it 
doesn't support 32-bit 
mode and lacks a 
scripting language. 



Course Builder has no 
built-in support for 
external devices, but can 
use HyperCard XCMDs. 



Course Builder has 
several levels of 
animation control, 
including editing 
animation paths and 
interpolating between the 
start and end points of an 
animation (tweening): 
but Course Builder's 
controls are not as good 
as Director's. 



Course Builder Is good 
for student testing and 
tracking at a fraction of 
Authorware's price. Not 
much good for anything 
else. 



For simple projects, 
Course Builder's Course 
Map gives a clear view of 
what your entire project 
looks like and how its 
parts are linked. 



Course Builder combines 
student testing and 
tracking with decent 
animation tools, and it 
runs over a network. But 
its dialog boxes can’t 
efficiently or flexibly 
handle complex 
procedures. 



Course Builder badly 
needs integral support of 
QuickTime, and some 
way to translate the 
project to Windows. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 1 5 



players and CD ROM drives. 

The price of integration 
and extensibility is complex- 
ity. These programs involve 
sometimes-steep learning 
curves; some can only be mas- 
tered completely by a dedicat- 
ed multimedia professional. 
So why go to the trouble? 

These programs can ac- 
complish far more elaborate 
jobs than the creation of a 
simple boardroom presenta- 
tion. They can mirror your 
organization’s needs and grow 
as your requirements grow. 
Although each program 
aspires to be all things to all 
multimedia users, don’t be 
fooled; depending on the 
requirements of your specific 
project, some products save 
the day while others waste 
precious time. 

To develop an employee- 
training program, first check 
out Authorware Professional, 
Course Builder, or Test Fac- 
tory. Each has unique capabi- 
lities to generate tests, track 
test scores, or archive student 
data. But if your advertis- 
ing agency or engineering 
firm needs the best program 
to handle high-end graphics 
and complicated animations, 
consider MacroiVlind Direc- 
tor, which lives to set multi- 
media objects in motion. For 
colorful displays for universi- 
ties or museums, Aldus Su- 
perCard and Spinnaker Plus 
make an easy fit. And for han- 
dling a group of projects that 
incorporate a diverse range of 
tasks, HyperCard — the prod- 
uct that popularized multi- 
media — offers the uniformity 
and flexibility for the job. 

To help you decide, we 
include two subjective ratings, 
each based on a 1 (worst) to 5 
(best) scale: innovation^ or how 
well the product has kept cur- 
rent with the latest multime- 
dia features; and vaine — a 
combination of price, features, 
and overall performance, m 

NICK WEST is president of Media 
360, an independent multimedia 
production company in San Francisco. 



HyperCard 2.1 
Claris Corporation 
$199 

408/727-8227 

800/628-2100 



Innovation rating: 2 
Value rating: 4 



SCRIPTING 
LANGUAGE 
The primary tool for 
controlling the 
program's features. 




HyperCard Coes Recent HyperCard provides con- 
venient thumbnail sketches of the last 40 cards a 
viewer has browsed. 



HyperTalk is the standard 
against which other 
scripting languages are 
judged. Complete, easy 
to follow, and easily 
extensible with XCMDs 
and XFCNs (external 
commands or external 
functions, mostly sold by 
third parties). 



MacroAAInd Director 3.1 
Macromedia 

415/956-4091 

800/288-4797 



I innovation rating: 4 
Value rating: 4 




Director's Score The Score window shows a 
chronological overview of the entire animation. 



Director's Lingo can do 
almost anything, but at 
the cost of complexity. 
Recent changes make it 
more similar to Hyper- 
Talk, but the twists Lingo 
takes to do some simple 
things (like making 
objects appear or 
disappear on a single 
frame) leave program- 
mers sliaking llieir heads. 



Spinnaker Plus 2.1 
Spinnaker Software 
$495 

617/494-9148 



I innovation rating: 2 
Value rating: 3 




Plus Tool Palette Spinnaker Plus provides a mov- 
able ribbon of currently available tools. 



Spinnaker's Plus Pro- 
gramming Language 
(PPL) is a superset of 
HyperTalk. Plus can only 
convert HyperCard 1 .X 
stacks, though, so any 
functions specific to 
more- recent versions of 
HyperCard are 
unavailable. 



Test Factory 2.1 
Warren-Forthought 

b $939 

409/849-1239 



innovation rating: 3 
Value rating: 3 



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can drive are limited to videodisc players and VCRs. 



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Test Factory’s Macro- 
Script is closer to 
standard programming 
languages than the other 
products' scripting 
languages are. It’s cryptic 
and hard to learn, and 
doesn’t necessarily deliver 
more power. 



116 March 1 993 MACWORLD 





MEDIA 

INTEGRATION 
How does the program 
handle external 
devices, such as 
videodisc players? 



HyperCard is the ultimate 
erector set. You start 
with a simple program 
(which doesn’t control 
any device) and add 
easily available XCMDs 
that can control devices 
such as CD ROMs, vid- 
eodisc players, and VCRs. 
If a device can be con- 
trolled by a Macintosh, 
chances are a HyperCard 
XCMD is the control 
method that the manu- 
facturer will offer first. 



HANDLING 
GRAPHICS AND 
ANIMATION 
How well does the 
program create and 
integrate visuals? 



HyperCard's weakest 
link. It offers no draw 
tools, and adding 
animation can be done 
only with third-party 
XCMDs. Adding 
QuickTime movies is 
fairly easy, though. 



BEST AND 
WORST USES 
Where does the 
program shine; where 
is it out of place? 



HyperCard is a product 
for beginners and 
nonprofessionals of all 
stripes, it can also do the 
job on complex projects 
because of HyperTalk's 
flexibility. But look 
elsewhere for presenta- 
tions that require 
intensive color and 
animation. 



UNIQUE 
ADVANTAGES 
Things that only this 
program does well. 



HyperCard created the 
mold for scripting 
languages — many other 
programs now use 
HyperTalk and XCMDs as 
a standard. 



BIGGEST SELLING 
POINTS AND 
BIGGEST BLUNDERS 
Pearls of wisdom and 
pitfalls to avoid. 



HyperCard's great 
strength lies in Its ability 
to create simple projects 
quickly. It fails in its 
inability to add color 
except through clumsy 
XCMDs. And finding a 
particular script — 
between buttons, fields, 
cards, backgrounds, and 
several possible stacks — 
can be a daunting 
proposition. 



WHAT'S 

MISSING? 

Most embarrassing 
holes in the product. 



HyperCard is missing 
color, overall stack map, 
color, more than two 
graphic layers, and color. 



Like HyperCard, Director 
can only control external 
devices through add-on 
modules; Director calls 
them XObjects. Director 
can also use most 
XCMDs. 



Director's strong point. It 
can Import PICT, PICS, 
other Director movies, 
and QuickTime movies. 
Excellent (though 
complicated) controls 
over animations are the 
program’s defining 
feature. 



Plus mimics HyperCard: 
add whatever device 
controls you need in the 
form of XCMDs. It also 
uses the same XCMDs as 
HyperCard (though no 
2.X-spedfic XCMDs work 
with Plus). 



Color is built directly into 
Plus, giving it an advan- 
tage over HyperCard. 

Plus features draw and 
paint tools and the ability 
to switch color palettes. 
But it has no built-in 
animation capability 
other than card-flipping. 



Director is great for 
presentations and other 
projects needing color, 
movement, and pizzazz. 
But avoid It for data- 
intensive applications 
(although you might 
consider running Director 
movies from a HyperCard 
base). 



Plus Is a fine tool for 
simple color projects that 
need to run on Windows 
machines as well as 
Macs. But for animation- 
intensive applications, 
pass Plus by. 



Director's visual, time- 
based Score window 
gives an overview of your 
entire project. 



The Plus library feature 
allows easy recycling of 
commonly used routines. 



Director excels at 
complex, Interactive 
animations, but can be 
hard to learn. Inexplica- 
bly, saving a file after 
even a minor change 
takes ages. Moreover, 
Director crashes fre- 
quently during program 
development unless you 
regularly "purge" RAM 
with an awkward option- 
key command. And it can 
be hard to keep track of 
your project. 



Pius uses color easily and 
delivers much zippier 
performance than 
SuperCard. Plus easily 
translates stacks to its 
Windows version. But 
Plus can't cut and paste 
cards to different loca- 
tions in a stack, or open 
multiple stacks at the 
same time. And Plus 
presents a needlessly 
confusing array of fields 
for word processing, data 
entry, and plain text. 



Director could use better 
control of objects in its 
Cast window, and it 
needs other places to put 
formatted scripts besides 
the Movie Script, which 
fills up too fast! 



Plus feels like yesterday's 
news. It’s not 32-bit 
clean, and without the 
special windowing 
features of SuperCard or 
animation tools of 
Director, Plus will 
continue to be a poor 
substitute for more- 
robust programs. 



Test Factory controls 
some videodisc players 
and Interactive VCRs 
automatically. Since it 
isn't compatible with 
HyperCard XCMDs, 
however, these are the 
only two external devices 
you can use. 



Test Factory handles 
color graphics easily, and 
can run Director anima- 
tions. But other than card 
flipping. It has no anima- 
tion tools of its own. 



Test Factory is specifically 
oriented toward 
automatically creating 
tests. Don’t try it for 
complex projects 
requiring a lot of scripting 
or data manipulation. 



Test Factory creates 
interactive tests directly 
from text-only files. 



Test Factory competently 
handles relatively simple 
testing and tracking for 
less than one-eighth the 
price of Authorware. But 
its failure to support 
XCMDs limits its flexi- 
bility. Test Factory mad- 
deningly insists on plac- 
ing all program-related 
files In a single folder. 



Test Factory needs a 
smoother, more Intuitive 
scripting language. 



MACWORLD March 1993 



1 1 7 




BY J I M H E I D 



Sound helps put the ?nulti in 
multimedia. On-screen text 
•and moving images may seem 
impressive, but so did the first 
silent movies. VViien sjmchro- 
nized motion-picture sound 
tracks appeared, silent films 
suddenly seemed archaic and 
less engaging. Will your audi- 
ence feel this way about your 
silent production? 

Sound can entertain, 
enliven, and educate. Back- 
ground music sets the mood 
for a three-dimensional ani- 
mated walk-through of an 
architect’s latest design. A 
sound bite from the lead engi- 
neer helps focus attention on 
a new-product briefing. Re- 
cordings of musical instru- 
ments in an educational Hy- 
perCard stack let kids hear the 
instruments they see on the 
screen. 



There are several ways to 
add the dimension of sound. 

The least expensive technique 
involves using the Mac’s built- 
in sound circuitT)^ for record- 
ing and playback. (A Mac tliat 
lacks a microphone requires 
additional hardware, such as a 
Macromedia .MacRecorder, to 
record sound.) Mac-generated 
audio won’t sound like a com- 
pact disc, but played through 
high-quality speakers, die Mac 
audio can sound surprisingly 
good. 

All major presentation, 
multimedia-production, and 
authoring programs can play 
sounds. Given that, your 
choice of a production pro- 
gram depends on the nature 
of your production. For slide- 
show-style presentations, you | 

should probably choose Aldus y 

O 

ee 

Persuasion or Microsoft Pow- t 



118 March 1 993 MACWORLD 




erPoint. For interactive, hy- 
pertext-oriented projects, you 
might choose Claris Hyper- 
Card, Aldus SuperCard, or 
Authorware’s Authorware 
Professional. For video-ori- 
ented QuickTime produc- 
tions, there are programs such 



Mind Director or Media- 
Maker or Passport Designs’ 
new Passport Producer, which 
w'as in development at this 
writing. 

Although all of these pro- 
grams support sound, none of 
them provide extensive fea- 



YOUR MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS 



as Adobe Premiere and DiVA 
VideoShop. For ambitious 
productions that involve 
combining animation, titles, 
QuickTime clips, and multi- 
ple sound tracks, you might 
choose ^Macromedia’s Macro- 



tures for editing and otherwise 
fine-tuning a sound track. 
There’s a parallel in the pub- 
lishing w'orld: Aldus Page- 
Maker and QuarkXPress sup- 
port color graphics but they 
don’t provide extensive re- 



touching and modification 
features. For altering graphics, 
you need a program such as 
Adobe Photoshop. Likewise, 
for preparing digital sound, 
you need a sound-editing 
program. 

The best program for 
recording and fine-tuning 
sound that will be played 
through the Mac is Macro- 
media’s SoundEdit Profes- 
sional. It’s included with the 
MacRecorder Sound System 
Pro and is also sold separately 
for use with Macs that include 
a microphone. 







MACWORLD March 1 993 1 1 9 



SOUND ADVICE 



First Steps 

Step 1: Get good speakers. 
Adding sound means adding 
hardware. At least buy a set of 
speakers or commandeer a 



Sound and Premiere 

For many of today's multimedia producers, QuickTime is where the 
action is. Unfortunately, synchronization of sound and 
video tracks Is often poor — many QuickTime talkies look 
like English-dubbed foreign films. According to Apple, this 
occurs because QuickTime concentrates first on playing 
sound without distracting interruptions; QuickTime dis- 
cards video frames when necessary in an attempt to main- 
tain synchronization. Another problem: if a QuickTime 
movie starts with a sharp, percussive note, part of the note 
is often cut off during playback. 

But QuickTime's handling of sound will Improve as QuickTime and 
the Mac family evolve. With this rosier future In mind, 
here's a look at the issues and options behind working 
with sound tracks in the most popular video-editing pro- 
gram, Adobe Premiere. 

How to Premiere can record audio and video simultaneously if you 
have a microphone-equipped Mac or a Macromedia Mac- 
Recorder. You can also record voice-overs and music with- 
in Premiere, using the Sound Settings dialog box to adjust 
levels and choose sampling rates. However, it's often eas- 
ier to use SoundEdit Professional, which is faster and has 
better editing features. If you use SoundEdit Professional, 
save the sound in AIFF format and use Premiere's Import 
command to bring the sound Into the Project window. 
Then, drag the sound to the Construction window. 

Premiere has three sound channels and excellent mixing features. 
Each audio clip has a fade control; to adjust the level of an 
audio track, drag its fade control up or down. You might 
start a movie with a music score playing at full volume and 
then fade the music to 50 percent volume as a voice-over 
or talking head begins speaking (see "Sound Premiere"). 
You can perform similar volume adjustments using 
SoundEdit Professional's Envelope dialog box. 

For faster Premiere performance, use the Preferences command to 
turn on the audio-approximation feature. 













Sound Premiere Adobe Premiere lets you adjust the level of up to 
three audio tracks. Here, a music score in track A is faded to 40 per- 
cent of its normal volume as a narration begins in track B. When the 
narration ends, the music resumes its normal volume, and then fades 
again as the next voice-over begins. 



stereo system — the Quadras 
aside, no Mac contains a 
speaker worthy of anything 
beyond beeps. A set of com- 
pact amplified speakers such as 
hose Corporation’s Video- 
Roommates ($339 per pair), 
Roland Corporation’s Alicro 
Monitor ($290 per pair), or 
Monster Design’s Mac- 
Speaker ($249 per pair) pro- 
vides excellent sound quality. 
If your production will be 
shown in a hotel or conven- 
tion center conference room, 
you can probably tap into the 
room’s public-address system. 
If your Mac is just a few feet 
from a stereo system, you can 
connect die Mac to die amp- 
lifier’s line-input jacks by 
using a cable such as Radio 
Shack’s 42-2444 for mono- 
phonic Macs or 42-2475 for 
stereo Macs. 

Step 2: Connect to external 
speakers. When connecting 
the Mac to an external sound 
system, first turn the amplifi- 
er’s volume all the way down, 
and then use the Mac’s Sound 
control panel to turn the 
Mac’s playback volume all the 
way up. Finally, adjust the 
amplifier’s volume for a com- 
fortable listening level. This 
provides the best signal-to- 
noise ratio and thus die clear- 
est sound output. 

Recording 

ADDING SOUND ALSO .MEANS 
wearing another hat. You may 
already be playing photog- 
rapher, videographer, graphic 
artist, writer, and producer. 
Recording your own sound 
tracks means becoming a re- 
cording engineer, too. As we’ll 
see shortly, you can bypass 
much of the work by using 
prerecorded music clips, but 
it still helps to understand 
technicalities such as volume 
levels and sampling rates. 

T I n Digital audio uses prodi- 
■■f gious amounts of hard 
drive space — about 1.3MB per 
minute of medium-quality 
monophonic recording. If you 
plan to work with lengthy 
sounds, you may need to buy 
a bigger hard drive — a 200MB 
or 400MB drive wouldn’t be 
overkill for lengthy produc- 
tions. If you create smaller 



productions, consider a re- 
movable-media device such as 
a SyQuest or Iomega Ber- 
noulli drive (see “Removable 
Storage,” Macworld^ Novem- 
ber 1992). 

Step 1: Check the recording level. 
Let’s say you need to record a 
few seconds of narration — 
perhaps the CEO saying a few 
words about the firm’s latest 
quarterly results. Before you 
hit SoundEdit Professional’s 
Record button, click on the 
Controls palette’s level-test 
button and adjust tlie record- 
ing level. If the level is too 
high, loud portions of the 
sound will be clipped and 
sound distorted (see “Setting 
Levels”). If the level is too low, 
the sound won’t be loud 
enough and background noise 
and any digital noise will 
be proportionally louder. If 
you’re using a MacRecorder, 
you can also adjust die record- 
ing level using the volume 
knob. 

Tin If changing the levels in 
■■F SoundEdit Pro doesn’t 
do the trick and you’re using 
the microphone that came 
with the Mac, your narrator 
will need to speak more loud- 
ly or more quietly, or you’ll 
need to adjust the position of 
die microphone. 

Step 2: Position the microphone 
correctly. Locate the micro- 
phone at least a few inches 
from the narrator’s moudi to 
avoid breathy results. As a test, 
record die phrase “pretty pop- 
pies” — if the result sounds like 
a hurricane, back off. Finally, 
move the microphone as far 
away from the Mac as possible 
to avoid recording hard drive 
and fan noise. 

Tin If, after moving away 
■I” from the Mac, you’re 
still picking up Mac noise, 
turn off the Mac and use a 
high-quality audiotape re- 
corder to make die recording. 
Then, connect die recorder’s 
line-output jacks to your Mac 
or MacRecorder and digitize 
die results. 

Step 3: Choose a sampling rate. 
Use SoundEdit Professional’s 
Sound Format command to 
choose the desired samplhig 
rate — die number of times per 
second that the Mac analyzes. 



120 March 1 993 MACWORLD 




or sa?nples^ the sound. The 
higher the rate, die better the 
sound quality. Stock Macs are 
limited to a maximum rate of 
22kHz, or roughly 22,000 
samples per second. That’s 
adequate for voice or music, 
although it’s sdll half a com- 
pact disc’s sampling rate. 

If you’re recording a 
voice, consider using an 
1 1 kHz rate — the quality won’t 
be that much worse, and the 
sound will use half the disk 
space. Make a test recording at 
both rates and let your ears 
decide. If the production will 
play in a noisy setting, you 
might not notice the differ- 
ence. One way to get near- 
22kldz quality in files the size 
of 22kI-Iz files is to record the 
sound at 22kHz and then use 
Ricardo Ettore’s SoundMover 
shareware program to drop 
half the data bits (press 
option ivhile you click on the 
Copy button in moving the 
original data to a new file). 
Step 4: Record. Only now are 
you ready to record: Click on 
the Record button. 

Tin One way to ensure top- 
"M quality recording is to 
record from a good pair 
of headphones, like Sony’s 
MDR-24. You’ll have to 
experiment a little to find out 
the best position of the head- 
phone vis-a-vis the micro- 
phone, but once you do, you’ll 
get clearer recordings, with 
less background noise and 
fuller range. 



Editing 

VVTIEN YOU FINISH RECORD- 
ing, the new' sound’s -wavefonn, 
the graphic representation of a 
digitized sound, appears in the 
SoundEdit Pro window-. At 
this point, you can perform a 
variety of modifications to tlie 
sound — trimming its begin- 
ning and ending to eliminate 
silence and save hard drive 
space, or removing a fumbled 
word or a lengthy pause 
between sentences (see “Edit- 
ing Sound”). 

You can also apply a vari- 
ety of special effects, such as 
reverb, flanging, and echo. 
The results sound a bit cheesy, 
though. If you need special 
audio effects, you’ll get better 
results with an external effects 
box such as a S249 Alesis 
MicroVerb III, available at 
music dealers. 

If you’re w^orking wdth 
canned music clips instead of 
recording original sounds, 
your job begins at the editing 
phase. A large selection of 
canned music is available (see 
“Background Music Options”). 
For playing back music 
through the Mac, I recom- 
mend Macromedia’s Clip- 
Media series of CD ROMs. 
Each CD ROM includes nice- 
ly done music clips in a variety 
of styles and formats, includ- 
ing 11 kHz and 22kI-Iz as well 
as mono and stereo. Visual 
clips are included, too. You 
can aLso digitize your ow'n 
music clips from any commer- 




Sound and Persuasion 

The voice-over is a common device: a graph or other image 
appears while a voice elaborates on it. You can apply this 
technique to simple presentations created with Aldus 
Persuasion. 

How to Persuasion 2.1 supports sound via QuickTime, so you 
must convert AIFF (a standard sound format) files Into 
QuickTime movies using Apple's Movie Converter utility. 
Next, open the presentation and import the QuickTime 
movie into the appropriate slide: in Persuasion, use the 
Import command. To play the movie automatically when 
the slide containing it appears, choose Preferences from 
Persuasion’s File menu and check the Play Movies box. 

(You can add sound to Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 presentations 
using similar techniques.) 





Editing Sound After recording, remove the silence that precedes the begin- 
ning of a sound to save disk space and ensure that the sound begins at the 
appropriate time. Top: Roughly one second of silence has been selected in Macro- 
rredia's SoundEdit Professional. To delete the selection, press the delete key. 
Bottom: Silence is as hard for the Mac to reproduce as sound. Note the slight 
wavIness in the selected passage — when played, it sounds like static. To fix the 
problem, select the portion that should be silent, then choose SoundEdit’s Silence 
command. For smooth results, you might want to use the Envelope command to 
introduce a brief fade out and fade in on either side of the silence. 



dal audio source, such as a 
favorite CD. 

Tin Copyright and licensing 
■■P restrictions apply to 
canned as w'ell as commercial 
music. You can’t put copy- 
righted music in a commercial 
production any more than you 
could use a copyrighted pho- 
tograph in a publication. A 
rule of thumb is that if people 
are paying to see the presen- 
tation — even as clients — it’s a 
commercial presentation. 

Tin One common modifica- 
■*P tion involves fading a 
music clip after a specific 
amount of time. Select the last 
several seconds of the clip’s 
waveform and then choose the 
Envelope command. Drag the 
handle in the right-hand side 
of the envelope all the way to 
the bottom of the track win- 
dow^ and click on OK. Try to 
time the fade-out so that it 
ends at die end of a verse. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 2 1 



SOUND ADVICE 




Setting Levels The sound in the top window was recorded at too high a vol- 
ume setting — note how the waveform seems to crash into the upper and lower 
edges of the display. The sound in the middle window is too quiet — notice that 
the loudest portions of the waveform aren't that much louder than the back- 
ground noise. The sound in the bottom window was properly recorded— the 
waveform peaks almost reach the top and bottom of the display. 



Tin niight also want to 
■*F create a loop point in the 
file — a passage (such as one 
verse) that plays more than 
once. You can use loop points 
to extend a clip’s duration 
without increasing its size on 



disk. To create a loop point, 
select the portion you want to 
loop (repeat) and choose Set 
Loopback from the Sound 
menu. You can fine-tune the 
loop point by dragging the 
waveform Windows’s loopback 
markers. 

Tin Many multimedia appli- 
'•M cations involve mi.xing 
sounds — perhaps to combine a 
recorded voice-over with a 
prerecorded music clip. You 
can use SoundEdit Profes- 
sional’s Mix command to 
combine multiple sound doc- 
uments or tracks, but whether 
you should depends on the 
program that will play the 
final sound. If you’re using a 
program that pro\ddes multi- 
ple audio tracks — ^MacroMind 
Director, MediaMaker, Pass- 
port Producer, Adobe Pre- 
miere — consider using that 
program to do your mixing. 
That way, you can fine-tune 
the mix without returning to 
SoundEdit Professional. On 
the other hand, if the sounds 
will be played by a program 
such as HyperCard, which 
plays just one sound at a time. 



do your mixing in SoundEdit 
Professional. 

Tin A final tip: Wien mix- 
■•M ing, editing, and pro- 
cessing sounds, try to use the 
speakers tliat the final product 
will play on. Listen from vari- 
ous points in the room w^here 
you’ll give the presentation 
and at various sound levels. 
That’s the best way to judge 
how the final product will 
sound. 

Saving 

AFTER YOU CRE.ATE OR EDIT A 
sound, you need to save it. A 
variety of file formats exist in 
the sound world — just as a 
range of graphics formats 
exists. 

Tin Most multimedia pro- 
■’M duction programs re- 
quire you to save sounds in 
AIFF format. AIFF, short for 
audio interchange file format, 
is a standard file format for 
audio — just as TIFF is a stan- 
dard file fonnat for graphics. 
Tin If you’re saving sounds 
"■M for use in HyperCard, 
you need to save them as 
sound (snd) resources. First, 



BACKGROUND MUSIC OPTIONS 

Background music is usually inappropriate for live presentations— it distracts the audience and discourages questions. But background music adds 
polish to unattended productions that will run at, say, a trade shosv or retail store. Canned production music for any mood is available in several 
formats. If you use canned music, you'll find that different techniques have advantages and disadvantages that you need to consider up front. 



Technique 


Pros 


Cons 


Tools 


Digitized music clips played 
through the Mac's sound 
circuitry 


Inexpensive; you can move productions to 
another Mac without adding sound 
hardware to the destination machine 


Sound isn't CD-quality; digitized clips 
use up hard drive space 


For older Macs, a MacRecorder; for newer 
Macs, appropriate cables. Optional: a CD ROM 
drive and clip music collection (Macromedia 
MediaClips recommended) 


Music clips played through 
Digidesign's Audiomedia II 
board 


CD-quality sound; board can be used to 
record and mix voice-overs, too; board 
includes Sound Designer II sound-editing 
program 


Costly (Audiomedia II retails for 
S995); CD-quality stereo sound 
requires 20MB per minute: sound 
plays only on Audiomedia ll-equipped 
Macs 


Audiomedia II; a CD ROM drive and 
Digidesign's ClipTunes (SoundDesigner format 
production music) 


MIDI music sequences played 
through sound modules 


CD-quality sound; MIDI sequences use very 
little hard drive space 


More hardware to buy and transport; 
must use MIDI Manager in most 
production programs 


MIDI sound module (see text); MIDI interface; 
amplification system; clip music collection 
(often available from online services and user 
groups) 


Conventional CD audio played 
through a CD ROM drive under 


You can play tracks from any CD, in any 
order; you can create interactive stacks that 


You must work In HyperCard 2.1 — not 
always the ideal multimedia 


Voyager CD AudioStack software; CD ROM 
drive; HyperCard 2.1; any audio CD 



control of a HyperCard stack play passages when buttons are clicked or production tool 
and The Voyager Company's that display running comments during 

CD AudioStack software playback; CD audio uses no hard drive space 



122 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



save the sound in SoundEdit 
Professionars native format. 
(You may want to modify the 
sound down the road.) Next, 
choose SoundEdit Profession- 
al’s Save As command and 
choose Resource from the File 
Format pop-up menu. Type a 
name for the resource, and 
tlien locate and select the stack 
in which you want to install 
the resource. 

Tin If you’re using Macro- 
media’s MacroMind Di- 
rector, you might want to save 
short sounds as resources 
stored within Director’s 
Sound file for easy access (see 
‘‘Sound and Director”). 

Advanced Audio 

WHAT ARE THE WEAK LINKS 
in the Mac’s audio chain? The 
Mac’s audio circuit is one. It 
doesn’t sound bad, but it’s far 
from CD-quality. 

Tin For CD-quality audio, 
■■P you need a $995 Digi- 
design Audioinedia II board, 
which contains a Motorola 
DSP56001 digital signal pro- 
cessing chip — the same chip 
that Next computers have 
used since their debut. Audio- 
media II includes Sound 
Designer II, a kind of super 
SoundEdit software that lets 
you record, edit, and enhance 
CD-quality audio. Digidesign 
also sells ClipTunes, a $195 
CD ROM of production 
music in Sound Designer II 
format. 

Tin If you use background 
^■P music extensively, you 
might investigate the MIDI 
angle. MIDI stands for Musi- 
cal Instrument Digital Inter- 
face, and it is a standard 



method for connecting music 
s)Tithesizers to each other and 
to computers. Several firms 
sell MIDI sound modules — 
essentially synthesizers with- 
out keyboards — that you can 
connect to the Mac. You can 
use one of these boxes to play 
MIDI sequences^ which are the 
MIDI equivalent of play^er- 
piano rolls — instead of storing 
actual sounds, sequences store 
information about which 
notes (actually, which pitches 
at what durations) should be 
played. The advantage is effi- 
cicncy: a MIDI sequence uses 
only a fraction of the hard 
drive space tliat is required by 
digital audio. You can store 
and play .MIDI sequences 
using most multimedia pro- 
duction programs, although 
you often have to use .Apple’s 
sluggish and somewhat awk- 
ward MIDI Manager and 
Patch Bay software. 

Tin If you’re into Quick- 
"h Time, your options are 
more limited. Digidesign’s 
.Audiomedia II is incom- 
patible with QuickTime, 
although Digidesign says the 
two will be compatible soon. 
Also, the current version of 
QuickTime lacks a specific 
track for iVIIDI data, so inte- 
grating MIDI sequences into 
QuickTime movies is a cum- 
bersome process. (A future 
version of QuickTime will 
provide a track for MIDI data, 
.Apple says.) 

In the main, however, 
the key tools for multimedia 
sound are here now. And 
iApple is listening, as evi- 
denced by the fact that an 
internal CD ROM drive is 



Sound and Director 

Macromedia's MacroMind Director provides two sound channels, 
so you can combine sounds, putting background music in 
one channel and a voice-over in the other, for example. 

How to MacroMind Director provides a few ways to import 
sound. You can use the Import command to add a sound 
to the Cast window and then drag the sound from the 
Cast window to the desired sound channel in the Score 
window. If you will use a sound In several Director pro- 
ductions, you can save memory and hard drive space by 
adding the sound to a shared cast movie as described in 
Director's documentation. You can also install sound 
resources In Director's Sound file; this option is best for 
sound effects and other short sounds. 

When you start playing sounds in one channel and then introduce 
a sound from the second channel, the volume of the first 
channel drops by about half. If you want the volume of 
both sound channels to be the same throughout the 
movie, put the null sound (included with Director) in all 
the empty sound channel cells. You can also control the 
volume of each channel using Director's Lingo scripting 
language. 



available for the Quadras, Per- 
forma 600, and IIvx — and that 
you can play and record audio 
from a CD using tliese mod- 
els’ built-in sound circuitry. 
Sound may take a back seat to 
pictures in the Macintosh 
w'orld, but at least it’s along for 
the ride, m 



Contributing editor JIM HEID grew 
up in his father's recording studio, 
and has retired his razor blade and 
splicing block in favor of digital 
editing. He is the author of Macworld 
Complete Mac Handbook and 
Macworld Guide to Word 5 (IDG 
Books Worldwide, 1992), and 
coauthor of Inside the Apple 
Macintosh (Brady, 1992). 



WHERE TO BUY 



Adobe Systems 

Adobe Premiere; 

40B/961-4100, 

800/833-6687. 

Aldus Corporation 

Aldus Persuasion, Aldus 

SuperCard; 

206/628-6594. 

Alesis 

MicroVerb III; 
213/647-8000. 



Apple Computer 

QuickTime Starter Kit, 
Movie Converter; 
408/996-1010. 

Bose Corporation 

Video Roommates; 
508/879-7330. 

Digidesign 

Audiomedia II, ClipTunes; 
415/327-8811. 



DiVA Corporation 

VideoShop; 

617/491-4147. 

Macromedia 

MacroMind Director, 
MedlaMaker, ClipMedia, 
MacRecorder Sound 
System Pro, SoundEdit 
Professional; 
415/442-0200. 

Microsoft Corporation 

PowerPoint: 

206/882-8080. 



Monster Design 

MaeSpeaker MS-1; 
415/871-6000. 

Passport Designs 

Passport Producer; 
415/726-0280. 

Roland Corporation US 

Micro Monitor; 
213/685-5141. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 2 3 



Some of our favorite 
drives Include the well- 
designed Mass Micro- 
systems DIamondDrive 
(top), the speedy FWB 
hammer 525FMF (mid- 






Macworld Lab tests 84 hard drives 
from 200MB to 520MB 

BY Matthew R. Clark 

Nowadays it’s the rare Macintosh user who doesn’t need more hard 
drive space. As any graphics professional, programmer, database 
administrator, or avid computer-game player can tell you, even if 
you don’t require additional storage now, you’re going to need it 
later. Application developers that were once respectful of a paltry 
20MB hard drive now assume that everyone has an abundance of 
hard drive space. QuickTime movies and Adobe Photoshop files 
routinely reach 10MB, 20MB, or even 50MB. Add to that a decent- 
size font librar}', system extensions, and utilities, and before long 
you’re out of space and out of luck. The question is how much 
additional storage should you buy, and from whom? 

The last time Macworld tested midrange hard drives (“Seeking 
Midrange Hard Drives,” February 1992) the category included 
drives with capacities from 120MB to 220MB, with prices from S439 
to $2549. The increasing appetite for storage has changed our def- 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 2 5 



MIDSIZE HARD DRIVES 




Liberty Systems offers 
drives that are small 
enough to be put in a 
briefcase and carried 
from work to home. 
You can even get them 
in two case colors — one 
to match the Mac and 
one in stylish black. 



inition of midrange. This time, Macworld Lab test- 
ed 84 drives between 200MB and 520MB in size, 
with list prices as low as S548 for the MacDirect 
212MB hard drive and as high as $3099 for the 
Microtech Nova 500MB drive. 

All hard drive vendors assemble their drives using 
mechanisms they purchase from manuhicturers 
(except for Core International, which makes its own 
mechanisms and also sells them to other companies). 
All 84 of the drives we tested, representing the efforts 
of 3 1 vendors, contain mechanisms manufactured by 
Seagate Technology, Fujitsu, Quantum Corpora- 
tion, Maxtor, Conner Peripherals, DEC, Core Inter- 
national, or Hewlett-Packard. The vendors then put 
a mechanism — together wdth a controller board, 
power supply, fan, switches, cables, and so on — into 
a metal or plastic case, and market them to the pub- 
lic either directly or through dealers. So although 
your purchase decision should be based primarily on 
speed, capacity, reliability, and price, other factors 
come into play — attributes such as case design, noise, 
w'arrant)^ and technical support can tip the balance 
in what’s often a close race. 



More than a A/Vechanism — Construction 
and Design 

CHOOSING A CASE DESIGN IS A MA'DI'ER OF DECID- 
ing which best fits your w^ork environment. The 
drives w^e tested have cases that hdl into three cate- 
gories — zero foot}Drint, vertical, and transportable. 
Zero footprint is the design of choice if you use a 
compact Mac, such as an SE, SE/30, Classic, or Per- 
fomva 200. The box usually measures about 2 inches 
high and fits squarely under tliese Macs, w'hich is 
helpful if you’re short on space. About 70 percent of 
the drives we tested w'ere zero footprint. 

The vertical drives vary^ in shape and dimensions, 
but they share a common theme — they’re designed 
to occupy little desk space in a setting that includes a 
modular Mac system, such as a iVIac II, an LC, a 
Quadra, or a Performa 600. MaeVVarehouse offers 
my favorites in this category — the Pow^erUser Pro 



210 and PowerUser Pro 425. The PowerUser Pros 
come in a tiny but sturdy shoebox-shape case (8 inch- 
es long by T /2 inches wdde by 5'/2 inches high). 
Drives from F\\^, Optima Technology Corpora- 
tion, Procom Technology^ Liberty* Systems, and 
Storage Dimensions have feet that enable y^ou to set 
the drives horizontally or vertically^ 

The transportables are drives small enough to 
slip into a briefcase without squishing your peanut 
butter and jelly sandwdeh. Liberty’s design is the 
hands-down wanner in this catego^y^ This pocket- 
size drive measures in at 7 inches long by inches 
wdde by 4 inches high. 

Case material is anotlier important factor. I pre- 
fer metal casing for its strength and durability^ 
although most drives use a type of plastic that’s stur- 
dy enough for normal use. One exception is the Tulin 
A-Hive Jr. drives. The flimsy plastic Tulin drives 
wouldn’t be a good choice to stack upon. 

FCC Certification 

TOE CASE YOU CHOOSE, TOGETHER WITH FFS 
mechanism, should be certified free of emissions by 
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 
To be sold legally in the U.S., computer equipment 
must be certified by a testing laboratory; the equip- 
ment must not e.xcced FCC standards for radio-fre- 
quency emissions. Drives should have a label on them 
stating their compliance. If emissions exceed FCC 
standards, the equipment may disrupt phones, radio 
transmissions, and other communications ser\dces. 
There are two classes of FCC certification: Class A 
for business use and Class B for home use; devices 
certified for home use are automatically certified for 
business use, w^here the emissions standards are less 
strict. Of the drives we tested, only Core Interna- 
tional’s Optima External HD series and Storage 
Dimensions’ MacinStor series w^re not certified for 
home use. DynaTek had submitted paperwork to 
the FCC and is awaiting verification of Class B cer- 
tification for their drives. 

Peace and Quiet 

DRIW. NOISE IS A RELA'FIVT ISSUE, DEPENDENT ON 
the ambient sound in tlie work environment and on 
an individual’s tolerance level. WTat’s quiet to me 
may be clamorous to you. If the most discordant 
event in your day is the sound of the moths in your 
coat closet, consider noise wdien you choose a hard 
drive. On the otlier hand, if your office is anything 
like mine, you probably won’t notice any difference 
from drive to drive. 

In iMacworld Lab’s noise tests, w^e found 1 8 deci- 
bels to be unnoticeable background noise. By 35dB, 
sounds were audible in the work environment. At 
47dB, sounds were loud enough to annoy and dis- 
tract. The quietest drive \vc tested was Mass 
Microsystems’ DiamondDrive 510, wath a whisper- 
like rating of 31.7dB. The loudest drives w^ere the 
CMS Platinum 400 and the Core Optima 200MB 
External HD, bodi of w^hich ran at nearly 50dB. In 
general, w^e did not find a direct correlation between 
a drive’s noise level and the type of mechanism it 
used — meaning that case design and components 
such as fans affect noise lev^els more than the mech- 
anism does. 



126 March 1 993 MACWORLD 





Chain of Command 

EVERY DRIA'Ti IN A CHAIN OF CONNECTED SCSI 
devices must have a unique identification number, 
or address^ from 0 to 6 (if the Mac has an internal hard 
drive, that drive is automatically assigned ID 0). 
Somewhere on ever}- hard drive is a selector switch 
for setting the SCSI ID number. Most formatting 
software helps you identify which SCSI ID numbers 
are in use, and more important, which are available 
for assignment. 

SCSI selectors can be dials, push buttons, or 
banks of tiny DIP switches (which set the SCSI ID 



small plastic tenninator, you simply flip a switch on 
the drive’s case to turn termination on or off. Switch- 
able termination isn’t as invisible as automatic ter- 
mination, but it does give you more control in cases 
where a drive does not follow termination rules. For 
instance, every so often a drive at the end of the SCSI 



Oitti me hiri drlic's 



manuii is min ii a loasier’s miiai 



based on their on or off position). Most manufacair- 
ers put the SCSI selector at die back of die drive, next 
to the power switch, where, if you’re not careful, 
fumbling fingers can inadvertently change the ID 
number when turning the drive on or off. The best 
SCSI selectors are those with tabs that enable you to 
physically lock in the SCSI ID. Libert}’ uses a lock- 
ing push button and Procom uses a locldng dial. The 
most annoying method of SCSI selection (used by La 
Cie and the MindFlight HardPac 240) arc DIP 
switches, because you have to refer to the drive man- 
ual each time you want to set the ID. A small sticker 
on the back of the drive diagraming the various 
switch settings would help. Nonetheless, unless you 
add and remove SCSI devices often, the convenience 
of the SCSI selector is a minor consideration. 

Termination Issues 

IN ADDITION TO HAVING ITS SCSI ADDRESSES IN 
order, the Mac requires that the SCSI chain termi- 
nate so that signals flow correctly through the cables. 
At one end of the chain, the internal drive is already 
terminated, but you must also terminate the last 
device on the chain — be it a hard drive, a scanner, a 
removable-cartridge drive, or a CD ROM player. 
Externally terminated devices use either a physical 
terminator — a plastic device tliat plugs into one of 
the SCSI ports on the back of a drive — or DIP 
switches. Internally terminated drives use resistors on 
the inside of the box. Some vendors let you order a 
drive with either internal or e.xternal termination. 

Internally terminated drives can be inconvenient, 
since the only way to untenninate tlicm is to open the 
case and reset a jumper or pull the terminating resis- 
tors. However, if you always keep that drive at the 
end of tile SCSI chain — and attach no other inter- 
nally terminated device — you should have no prob- 
lem. Internally terminated drives include those from 
ETC Peripherals, Hard Drives International, Mac- 
Land, Saturae. Drives from Mass Alicrosystems and 
Libert}^ use an excellent scheme called active termi- 
natmi^ in which the drive’s circuitry detects its posi- 
tion on the chain and automatically terminates the 
drive accordingly. If you change SCSI-de\dce posi- 
tions frequently, this capability is invaluable. 

Similarly, La Cie, MindFlight, and PLI provide 
switchable termination. Instead of fooling with a 



chain, say, does not work correctly even if it has a ter- 
minator — you may be forced to remove termination 
in order to get tlie drive to work, even though nor- 
mally die drive should be tenninated. 

xMost of the time, the manual that comes with 
the hard drive is akin to the one that came with 
your toaster — you look at it once and then tuck it 
safely away. But on those rare occasions when you 




do need information on the drive, you want die man- 
ual to be clear and accessible. For instance, Relax 
drives come with excellent documentation, with 
plenty of diagrams and pictures; and the manual that 
accompanies the complete version of FV\n3’s Hard 
Disk ToolKit offers more information than you’re 
likely to ever need. 

Software 

ONCE IDENTIFIED .AND PROPERLY TERAIIN.ATED, A 
drive must still be formatted, which is a function of 
software. Fonnatting entails laying down tracks and 
sectors where data will be written, and then verify- 
ing this structure. Basic verification determines any 
physical errors in the hard drive’s media. The drive 



Two of the fastest drives 
we tested were the 
MicroNet SS-540NP, 
(left) . which uses a Max- 
tor mechanism, and the 
Saturae ProLine (right), 
which uses a Fujitsu 
mechanism. Both are 
high-capacity drives 
—500MB or more. 



/MACWORLD 



/March 1 993 1 2 7 




MIDSIZE HARD DRIVES 



HARD DRIVE SPECIFICS 














Company 


Product 

Line 


Toll-Free 

Telephone 

Number 


Regular 

Telephone 

Number 


200MB-300MB 
Drives (Capacity/ 
Mechanlsm/Prlce) 


300MB-500MB 
Drives (Capacity/ 
Mechanlsm/Prlce) 


500MB-560MB 
Drives (Capacity/ 
Mechanlsm/Prlce) 


APS Technologies 


APS 


800/235-2752 


816/478-8300 


213/M/S569; 

240/Q/S669 


340/M/5769 


520/F/S1149. 

535/M/S1079 


CMS Enhancements 


Platinum Drive 




714/222-6000 


200/C/S 1359 


400/S/S2439 




Core International 


Optima External HD 


800/688-9910 


407/997-6055 


200/Co/ $1429 








DynaTek 

Automation Systems 


DynaTek Hard Drive 




416/636-3000 


210/F/S1190 

230/HP/S1295 


330/F/S2190; 

425/F/S2290 


520/F/S2390 


ETC Peripherals 


ETC DataDrive 


800/876-4382 


813/884-2863 


240/M/S659 


425/F/S1029: 

425/Q/S959 


520/F/S1099; 

525/Q/S1199 


FWB 


PocketHammer FMF 




415/474-8055 


200/D/S1539 










PocketHammer 






240/Q/S1439 










hammer 525FMF 












525/M/S2799 




hammer 525 












525/S/S2599 


CCC Technologies 


UltraDrive S 


800/422-7777 


617/275-5800 


240/S/S 1039 


420/S/S1699 




Generation Systems 


Generation Systems 


800/325-5811 


612/633-5222 


240/Q/S939 


425/Q/S1419 




Hard Drives 
International (HDD 


PowerDtive 


800/488-0001 


6C2/350-1128 


245/S/S649 


340/M/S799; 

425/F/S989 


520/F/S1109 


La Cie 


Cirrus 


800/999-0143 


5C3/520-9000 


240/Q/S769 


400/Q/S1069 


525/Q/S1289 




Tsunami 






240/Q/S799 


400/Q/S1099 


525/Q/S1319 




ZFP 






240/Q/S749 


400/Q/$1049 


525/Q/S1269 


Liberty Systems 


Liberty 50 Series 




408/983-1127 


210/C/S1099; 

240/Q/S1199 






520/S/S1899 




Liberty 70 Series 








340/M/S 1399: 
425/Q/S1599 




Loviil Computer 
Corporation 


LovWII 


800/688-3696 


612/828-6880 


209/C/S959; 

238/S/S1219; 

240/Q/S1239 


300/F/S1659; 

400/F/S1769 


500/F/S1879; 

500/Q/S1979 


MacDirect 


MacDirect 


800/621-8467 


612/832-5706 


212/C/S548 






520/F/S1148; 

540/C/S1148 


MacLand 


MacLand 


800/888-8779 




240/Q/S679 


425/Q/S999 




MacProducts USA 


Magic 


BOO/622-3475 


512/472-8881 


240/Q/S699; 

240/S/S799 


425/Q/S1099 


520/F/S1199 


MaeWarehouse 


PowerUser Pro 


800/255-6227 


908/367-0440 


210/M/S749 


425/Q/S1499 




Mass Microsystems 


DjamondDrIve 


800/522-7979 


408/522-1200 


210/M/S1079 


320/M/S1755 


510/M/S2089 


MegadrIve Systems 


Megadrive HD Module 


800/322-4744 


310/247-0006 




340/S/S 1825 






Mercury Millennium 






240/S/S899 


340/S/S1625 


525/S/S1800 


MicroNet 


MicroNet CPK-240 




7' 4/837-6033 


240/S/S1295 








Technology 


MicroNet SS-540NP 












540/M/S2595 


Microtech International 


Nova 


800/626-4276 


203/468-6223 








500/F/S3099 


MindFllght Technology 


HardPac 


800/263-3888 


604/434-6463 


240/Q,S/S1470 








Mirror Technologies 


Mirror 


800/654-5294 


612/633-4450 


240/Q/S699 


425/Q/S1099 




Optima Technology 


MiniPak 




714/476-0515 


200/S/S695 


310/S/S895 


500/M/S 1095 


PLI 


PL series 


BOO/288-8754 


510/657-2211 


240/Q/S1199 


330/F/S1699: 

425/F/S1899 


520/F/S2199 


Procom Technology 


Procom MD Series 




714/852-1000 


240/S/SI 325 


320/S/S1995; 

420/S/S2295 




Relax Technology 


Relax Vista 




510/471-6112 


240/S/S619 


310/HP/S1049; 

425/F/S999 


510/S/SI 199: 
520/F/S1199 


Saturae 


Academy 


800/728-8723 


617/661-8166 


240/Q/S699 










ProLine 






220/HP/SB49 


402/HP/S1099 


500/F/S1139 


Storage Dimensions 


MacInStor 




408/954-0710 


200/M/S1414 


325/M/S2184 


500/S/S2599 


ThirdWave 

Computing 


Third Wave x 


800/880-7535 


512/832-8282 


240/Q/S749 






520/F/S1249 


Total Peripherals 


Total Peripherals Externals 




508/393-1777 


240/Q/S875; 

240/S/S799 


425/Q/S1199 




Tulin Technology 


A-HIve Jr. 




408/432-9057 


200/C/S569; 

213/M/S569; 

240/Q/S669 


340/M/S769; 

425/Q/S959 


520/C.F/S1099 



• = yes; O = no. C = Conner Peripherals, Co = Core international, D = DEC, f = Fujitsu, HP = Hewlett-Packard, M = Maxtor, Q = Quantum Corporation, S = Seagate Technology. 
Technical-support ratings are based on a senes of calls made to each company by Macworld staffers (posing as customers) to gauge the accessibility, helpfulness, and accuracy of 
the company’s support technicians. Macworld uses a point system, including bor\uses and demerits, to derive the final rating. Ratings are for companies, not individual products, and 
we call only those companies whose products Macworld Lab tests. 



128 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



Method of Sale 


Termination 


FCC Class 


Data 
Recovery 
on Request 


Warranty 
(In years) 


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Warranty 

Available 


On-Line 

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" The first half hour of labor is free. ^ Length of warranty varies depending on mechanism and/or price. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 2 9 



MIDSIZE HARD DRIVES 



then creates a map to show the CPU where each tiny 
data mine is so that the drive won’t write data to that 
location. Some formatting software performs as 
many as four verifications, each more accurate and 
more time-consuming than the previous. All the test- 
ed drives include basic formatting software. 

Mist drills nil at tie 



Partitioning also lets you share volumes among 
coworkers. Formatting software can enable you to 
optionally password-protect, and even encrj^t, vol- 
umes you don’t want to share with others. Finally, if 
you partition a drive you can install a different oper- 
ating system, such as A/UX or DOS (this is helpful 
if you’re in a multiplatfonn environment and need 
to share data). 

FV\T3’s Hard Disk ToolKit, included with all 
FWB drives, augments the basic formatter with a 
suite of utilities for a variety of hard drive functions. 
HDT Primer, the formatter, is the most intuitive of 




The best formatting software enables you to par- 
tition the hard drive, dividing it into separate vol- 
umes that appear on tlie Mac’s desktop like separate 
hard drives. Partitioningdrives as large as tliese mid- 
size drives saves access time by limiting the physical 
area die drive’s read-write head has to search for data. 
Think of a pizza. If you w^ant to remove the ancho- 
vies, it’s a lot easier if they’re all on one or two slices 
instead of on the w'hole pizza. 



Ten Tips for Keeping Your 
Hard Drive Healthy 

Your hard drive stores all your valuable data, so you should learn to treat it with 
the respect it deserves. (And you should always remember to back up your 
data.) Drive Savers (415/883-4232), a hard drive repair facility in California, 
offers these tips to its customers for keeping a hard drive operating smoothly. 

1. Turn on your drives first. Once they are up to speed, then turn on your 
Macintosh. 

2 . Turn off your Macintosh first, then turn off the drive. Always quit each 
application and perform a shutdown using the Special menu. 

3 . Do not turn the drive on and off many times in succession. Allow about 
one minute for the System to completely shut down before turning it 
back on. 

4 . Never move or jar the drive while it is operating. 

5 . When transporting the drive, prevent jostling it by using a padded con- 
tainer or the original packaging. 

6 . Allow adequate space around the system's cooling vents. Remove books, 
papers, or anything that might block airflow. 

7- Do not place the drive on carpeting; the static electricity found in carpet- 
ing can cause data corruption. 

8 . Do not place the drive on top of or directly next to the monitor; electro- 
magnetic radiation will interfere with the drive and may corrupt your data. 

9. All computer equipment should be plugged Into surge protectors or line 
conditioners since "dirty" power from your utility company can contain 
spikes of current that damage equipment. 

10 . Avoid rapid temperature changes. Allow your drive to warm up to room 
temperature before operating it if the drive was previously in a very cold 
environment. 



tlio.se w^e tested, the easiest to use, and offers the most 
formatting options. Some vendors such as Mac- 
Direct, Third Wave, and MacProducts ship their 
drives with a Personal Edition version of Hard Disk 
ToolKit, which provides just the basics that most 
users need. ETC Tools, wdiich ships with the ETC 
drives, and SCSI Director Lite, which conies with 
Loviel products, are also easy to use but perfonii only 
one-pass verification. Some vendors, such as Storage 
Dimensions and Microtech, also include a hard drive 
utilityVrecovery program such as Mac Tools and 
Norton Utilities. 

Finally, some vendors toss in a collection of 
shareware programs as a freebie. The APS, La Cie, 
PLI, and MacProducts drives all came with more 
than 10MB of sharew^are. This can be a nice little 
bonus, though you’ve got to sift tlirough it to find 
what’s valuable to you. 

Help On Call 

TO TEST THE \TNDORS’ TECHNICAL SUPPORT, \VK 
called each drive maker to ask for help wdth a set 
of hard drive ailments. Numerous companies pro- 
vided excellent technical support — we waited on hold 
no more tlian five minutes, if at all, and we talked to 
friendly technicians who know'ledgeably answered all 
our questions. Some companies fell down on the job, 
however, either because we could never get dirough 
on the line, our messages w'ere not returned, or tlie 
technicians were unable to diagnose the hard drive 
problems. Flard Drives International and Tulin were 
tlie worst offenders (for furtlier details on how com- 
panies fared, see “Hard Drive Specifics”). 

Most companies offer warranties for one, two, 
or five years, depending on tlie mechanism’s manu- 
facturer. A few, such as Core International, DynaTek 
Automation Systems, and Microtech, offer five-year 
warranties on all their products no matter what tlie 
mechanism. Many vendors sell extended warranties. 
Some companies also offer a money-back warranty if 
you’re simply not satisfied. 

Speed and Capacity 

VVTIEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, WHEN YOU BUY A 
hard drive you’re looking for additional storage space 
for your applications and data, and quick access to 
that data when you need it. Most drives run at about 



130 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



MW 



Hard Drive Speed Tests 

200MB to 620MB 



Color Key Overall Fastest 

I I Fastest 
Percent slower than fastest 
Up to10% 

11 %- 20 % 

21%-29% 

? 30% or more 

The drives are listed from best overall 
performance to worst. To determine 
rankings, we indexed overall 
performance numbers against the 
fastest drive. Index numbers are to 
the left of product names. 

We measured each drive's ability to 
duplicate a 3.2MB folder of files as 
well as a 3.2MB file. We also 
measured each drive's ability to open 
files, save files, search a 4th 
Dimension database, and compile 
code in Think C. We then used SCSI 
Evaluator to test how fast each drive 
could read and write data- 

in the noise tests, the lower the 
decibel level, the quieter the drive. 

We found that drives with decibel 
levels In the upper 40s were noisy 
enough to be irritating In our office 
environment. 

Mechanism codes are in parentheses 
following product names. 

C = Conner Peripherals, Co = Core 
International, D = DEC, F = Fujitsu, 

HP = Hewlett-Packard, M = Maxtor, 

Q = Quantum Corporation, 

S = Seagate Technology 



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MicroNet SS-540NP (M) 



FWB hammer 525FMF (M) 



Pr oLine 50QM B (F) 
A(^ 240MB (Q) 



La Cie Cirrus 240MB (Q) 



FWB hammer 525 (S) 
Lovi ^rsOOMB (F) 

R elax Vista 51QMB (S) 

MacProducts M^c 240MB (Q) 
PLi pT3 3 0W) " 

PLI PL240(Q) 



MacDirect 520MB (F) 



Lo vi^l 300MB ( F) 

Saturae Academy 240MB (Q ) 
L a Cie ZFP 240MB (qT 
GCC UltraDrive 420S (S) 



Optima M iniPak 310MB (S) 
Procom MD42 0(S) ' 

MacLand 240MB (Q) 



FWB Poc ketHa mmer 24 0MB (Q) 
DynaTe k 52QMB Hard Drive (F) 
HoTfow^^ 

Third Wave X 246 mb (qT' J J 
GenemtlorTjyst^s 2^MB (Q) 
Saturae Pr^ lne 402 mF(H P) J 

MacPmd ucts Magic 4 25MB (Q) 
Mi7ror240MB 
Third Wave X 520MB (F) 

La Cie T sunami 240MB (Q) 

PLI PL425 (F) ~~ 

liberty 70 425MB (Q) ^ 

Loviel 400MB (F) 

ETC 425/520MB (7 7 1 

Megadrive H D Module 340M B (S) 
APS 52 0MB (F) ~ J 

MacProducts Magic 520MB (F) 



HPI Pow erPrive 42 5 MB ( F) 
Mirror 42 5MB (Q) 

PLi P L520 (F) _ 

La be Cirrus 400MB (Q) 



MacDirect 540MB (C) 

ETC 425MB (F) 

Pro^ MD 320MBJ^ 
Relax Vista 520MB (F) 



R elax Vista 4 25MB (F) 
Generation Systems 425MB (Q) 



MacWarehouse PowerU ser P ro 425MB (Q) 
MicroteciiNovTs^^ 



LaCie^^400MB (Q) 
Sat urae P roLine 220MB (HP ) 
APS 535MB (M) 



FWB PocketHammer 200FMF (D) 



Optima Mini Pak 500MB (M) 

CMS Platinum Drive 400MB (S) _ 

lib^y 70~340MB (M) 

S torage D imensions Maci nStor 325MB (M ) 

HPI PowerP ri ve 3 40MB (M) 

APS 340MB (M) 



Tulin A-Hive Jr. 240MB (Q) 



Relax Vista 310MB (HP) 



continues 




df c/ 




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40.2 


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40.9 


WKKMiMTi'i 29.58 34.47 


1.873 'i'.629. 


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1.743 


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1.927 saass 'i 


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1 2.491 I 1.369 


40.4 


.31=,&1 :■ 35.07 27.59 


1.942 


36.9 


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1.785 1.687 


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1.836 1.840 


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MACWORLD March 1 993 1 3 1 





Hard Drive Speed Tests (continued) 
(200MB to 620MB 



Color Key 
I 1 Fastest 
Percent slower than fastest 
Up to10% 

11 %~ 20 % 

21%~29% 

30% or more 

Mechanism codes are In parentheses 
following product names. 

C = Conner Peripherals, Co = Core 
International, D = DEC, F = Fujitsu, 
HP = Hewlett-Packard, M = Maxtor, 
Q s: Quantum Corporation, 

S = Seagate Technology 



0.78 Mass M icrosy stems D lamondPrive 510 MB (M) 
0.76 MacLand 425MB (Q) 



0.75 Core Optima External HD 200MB (Co) 

0.75 MacDirect 21 2 MB (C ) ’ ^ __ 

0.74 Mass Microsystems DiamondPrive 320MB W 
0.73 HDI PowerPrive 245MB (S) 

0.73 MlcroNetXPK^-240 (S) __ 

0.73 Lovi6l 238MB (S) 

0.73 Liberty 50 520 MB (~S) '" 

0.72 UltraPrive 240S (S) _ ' 

0.72 Ma cProducts' M agic '240M B (S) 

O ptima MiniPak'310 M B (S) 

0.71 MacWarehouse Power^User Pro 21 OA^ 

0.71 /V^g^iye M ercur y Millennium 240MB (S) 
0.71 MindHi^^ 240MB (S) 



0.71 St orage Dimensio ns MacinStor 20QMB ( M) 
0.70 M ass Microsystems D i amondPrive 210MB (M) 
ReiaTx^iSal^MB (S) 

0.66 APS 213MB (M) 



0.63 T otal Peripherals Ex ternal 425MB (Q) 
0.62 T otal Periphera ls External 240 MB (Q) 
0.57 Total Peripherals External 240MB (S) _ 
0.57 CMS Plaliinum Drive 200MB (Q 



Overall Slowest 0.57 Lovi^l 209MB (C) 



/ / 
C° 


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c?' / hP' 


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40,06 34.88 77£7 ■ 


1.917 'Silggi;? 


31.7 


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36.3 


34.08 40.74 i 34:81 : S 27.81 


1.755 1,759 


49.7 


35.02 41.82 34.86 29.84 




35.1 


1.836 : :i;544 


38.3 


36.73 27.50 

36.21 32,13 27.84 


!::l,Jfl5,:v:ia81 ' 
3;:^;‘:viiSS6 


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U55, 1593 


39.4 


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38.5 


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41.1 


36.76 'Mass 34.45 27.68 




43.6 


36.93 34,47 28.46 


hjsammm 


39.5 


35.99 41.68 ( 40:70' : 34.47 30.18 


? 1.507 . 


43.2 


36.87: ^^;:M!70 ^ 28.00 


li'-.l,?*!::;;: :1,5I2.: 


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(1.436.:: 1,438 


42.8 


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: 1.371 ( 1.2Ctt) 


38.9 


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: 1,363: ;y1 353 


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: Q.748 .: 0.»M 


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: 0.676 ■ ; OU04 


45.8 


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1,105 ; 0 .474 


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the same speed, give or take a few seconds. But you 
do need to watch out for drives tliat are distinctly 
slower than the otliers. For instance, when duplicat- 
ing a 3.2MB folder and a 3.2MB file, there was a dif- 
ference of up to 16 seconds between the fastest 
drives and the slowest drives. 

It’s important to know the maximum rate at 
which your Mac can transfer data between the hard 
drive and the processor. This is known as the trans- 
fer .speed or rate and normally yields separate num- 
bers for reading and writing data. All the drives, 
e.xcept those with SCSI evaluator read or write times 
below 1MB per second, are faster than 68000-hased 
Macs such as the Mac Plus and Classic II (see “Hard 
Drive Speed Tests”). These Macs can transfer only 
1MB per second (leased on their processor and SCSI 
speed) no matter how fast the hard drive. (Mac Ilci’s, 
in contrast, transfer about 2.2MB of data per second.) 
Some of die slower drives are inexpensive, but you 
can find others that perform better and cost about die 
same. With so many choices these days, there’s no 
reason to buy a poky drive. 

In general, the best-performing drives use high- 
er-capacity, 500MB mechanisms. The two top drives, 
the MicroNet SS-540NP and the FVVB hammer 
525FMF, both use the Maxtor MXT-540SL mecha- 
nism. Next in line is die Saturae ProLine 500, which 
uses the Fujitsu M2624S-512 mechanism. 

To see how using a higher-speed Mac affects 
these top-speed drives’ performance, we tested them 
on a Quadra 950 (which has an average transfer 



rate of 4.8MB per second). The read tests for the 
FWB hammer 525FMF on die Quadra 950 had a 43 
percent improvement over the same testing done on 
a Macintosh Ilci. The MicroNet improved 1 12 per- 
cent on the write tests, yielding a transfer rate of 
4.3MB per second compared with 2.3MB per second 
on the Ilci. 

The speedier performance of these drives is 
due in part to an increasingly popular trend in hard 
drive manufacturing, which is to build in a read 
cache, and sometimes to build in a write cache as 
well. The drive’s cache operates similarly to a proces- 
sor’s RAM cache, holding data in RAM for instant 
access, rather than waiting for the drive platter 
to spin around to the spot where the read-write 
head can find it. The primar)^ advantage of a hard 
drive cache is that it frees up die processor’s mem- 
ory to do what it does best — open large applications 
and files. FWB’s Hard Disk IfooIKit can configure 
any caching parameters, such as the size of die cache 
or whether the cache is turned on or off, that a mech- 
anism supports. 

In the case of the Maxtor mechanism found 
in the FWB hammer 525FMF and the MicroNet 
SS-540NP, the additional performance is also due to 
the speed of the platters, which spin at a blistering 
6300 rpm (most drives spin at 3600 rpm). The faster 
rotation speed means diat the drive head has to wait 
less time to access data. The faster speed also means 
that the Maxtor mechanism can have a larger-than- 
average cache (256K each of read and write cache 



132 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



versus 64K of read cache only for most drives), since 
more data can be quickly read into tlie drive cache. 
Low-level transfer rates were substantially higher 
for the SS-540NP when we used the NuPort 
l)oard. But our real-world tests (opening and saving 
files, searching a database, and so on) showed very lit- 
tle speed difference with or without the NuPort 
board. That’s because in real-life situations, the sys- 
tem software adds overhead not found in low-level 
read and write tests. VVe also tested the MicroNet 
SS-540NP with MicroNet’s NuPort SCSI accelera- 
tor board. 



540NP, FV\^ hammer 525FMF, Saturae ProLine 
500, and the APS 240. Among the portables, the Lib- 
erty drives are the top of the line in any capacity, and 
their prices are also tops. 

V\4ien budget is a primary concern, the APS line 
offers the best deal. These drives are reasonably 



For driies sold liroogi 



dHiers, lou'ii poii less hiod lisi prict 



Real-Worid Tests 

OUR SCSI-EVALU/VnON TESTS ONLY REFLECl* 
transfer rates in a purely scientific manner. Much 
more telling are real-world tests, which give you an 
idea of how fast the drives deliver on real, day-to- 
day operations such as opening Photoshop files, 
copying folders from the external drive to the inter- 
nal drive, or searcliing a large database. These tests 
also allow us to evaluate a drive’s access time (the 
time it takes the data-searching drive head and tlie 
drive platter to find each other). 

On each drive we duplicated a folder filled with 
3.2MB of data and a single 3.2MB database file. In 
addition we searched a 4th Dimension database of 
4370 records and opened and saved a 1.32MB Aldus 
PageMaker document and a 3.9MB Adobe Photo- 
shop file. The final test was to compile a 1 7,517-line 
program, written in Symantec’s Think C. 

The duplication tests reliably indicate how the 
drive performs when asked to read data from and 
then immediately write back to the mechanism. 
Drives with Quantum 240S and 42 5 S mechanisms 
took seven of the top ten slots in this category. Max- 
tor’s MXT-540SL (in the FVV^ hammer 52 5 FMF 
and the MicroNet SS-540NP) topped die category. 
Most of the other drives with Fujitsu mechanisms 
had a bigger showing in the middle of these tests. 

For the file-saving and -opening tests, die Micro- 
Net SS-540NP and the FV\01 hammer 525FMF 
placed at the top. These drives’ high showing in save 
operations is due to die large write cache of the Max- 
tor iVIXT-540SL mechanism. Drives with Fujitsu, 
Seagate, and Conner mechanisms also did well on 
these tests. 

Compiling requires a drive to locate source code 
(data) from different parts of the platters and com- 
bine it to form a coherent application. Thus a com- 
pile test measures a drive’s ability to search, read, 
and then write. The Maxtor, Quantum, and Seagate 
mechanisms dominated the high end of this test. 

The Bottom Line 

YOUR PURCHASING DECISION SHOULD BE BASED 
principally on the mechanism and then price; after 
that, consider support, warranty, case design, and so 
on, to help you narrow the field. If you can afford 
the best, the top performers are the MicroNet SS- 



priced, have good speed and features, and the com- 
pany offers solid technical support. For drives that 
are sold direct from die manufacturer, expect to pay 
close to the retail price. For drives that are sold 
through dealers, you can e.xpect to pay less than list 
price. For instance, aldiough drives from companies 
such as FV\'T3, Microtech, and Storage Dimensions 
have high retail list prices, you can usually find these 
drives at dealers for 10 to 30 percent less. 

One of the great things about doing diis feature 
was finding out that diere were no clear losers diis 
time around. Most of the drives are fine choices, 
thanks to what seems to be the drive vendors’ extra 
effort to put out a quality product, m 



Macworld Lab testing supervised by TIM WARNER. 



m 



EDITORS' CHOICE 



Beit Bargain 



APS Fujitsu 520 This drive has fast performance, a 
good price, and friendly, accessible technical support 
available through both an 800 number and a BBS service. 
Company: APS Technologies. List price: $1149. 

Best Technology 

DiamondDrive 510 This drive is speedy, quiet, and offers 
active termination. Quality design and good, toll-free 
technical support make this drive a great deal. Company: 
Mass Microsystems. List price: $2089. 

Best All-Around Quality 

hammer 525FMF This top-performing drive offers solid 

construction and excellent technical support. The FWB Hard 
Disk ToolKit is worth buying alone, and the drive's docu- 
mentation is well done. Company: FWB. List price: $2799. 

Best Lower-Capacity Drive 

La Cie Cirrus 240 This drive has a well-designed case, 
switchable termination, and a good price. The technical 
support Is excellent, and the company is owned by 
mechanism maker Quantum. Company: La Cie. 

List price: $769. 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 3 3 




NEW FROM APPLE: 





AND 



WTIEN APPLE IN PRODUCED THE LASER- 
VVriter with Adobe’s PostScript page- 
description language in 1985, it catapult- 
ed the company, almost by surprise, into 
the forefront of imaging technology'. 
LaserWriter sales took off like a runaway 
horse, and it was several years before 
Apple could get a hand on the pommel 
and start riding that horse with aplomb. 

Times have changed. A new crop of 
imaging products released in January 
shows that Apple is riding the imaging 
horse for all it’s worth. From inexpensive 
ink-jets to a midrange color scanner to 
upmarket laser printers, Apple is deliver- 
ing an impressive stable of hardware for a 
wide range of black-and-white, gray- 
scale, and color imaging needs, along with 
software to tie it all together. 




What’s in the Mix 

THE SPATE OF NEW PRODUC'PS OFFERS 
something for almost everyone, from the 
penny-shy student to the coi*]:)orate MIS 
director to the professional designer. 

■ The StydeWriter II, at S359, offers 
higher speed for text, better quality, 
improved paper handling, and new 
GrayShare technology, providing im- 
proved gray output and the ability to 
share the printer with other users on a 
network (see “Printing with Style”). 

■ Two new laser printers (the Laser- 
Writer Pro 600 at S2099, and the Laser- 
Writer Pro 630 at !S2529) sport multiple 
paper trays, built-in support for True- 
Type, 64 fonts, FinePrint (Apple’s edge- 
enhancement technology'), plus a parallel 



134 March 1 993 MACWORLD 





Apple's New Crop Clockwise from bot- 
tom left, the LaserWriter Pro, Apple Color 
Printer, StyleWriter II, and Color OneScanner. 



NEW FROM APPLE: 3 PRINTERS AND 1 SCANNER 




Stylish Grays Despite its inexpensive ink-jet technology, the 
StyleWriter H's gray-scale output (top) is remarkably good, if slow. It 
printed the Freehand test document using true gray shades and 
halftoning, as opposed to the DeskWriter's 72-dpi patterns (bottom). 



port and Hewlett-Packard PCL Level 4 
language emulation for use with DOS 
machines. The 600 supports 300 dpi, and 
is upgradable to 600 dpi. The 630 adds 
600-dpi resolution; internal and external 
SCSI ports for connecting hard drives; 
an EtherTalk port; and a new version of 
Apple’s PhotoGrade gray-scale printing 
technology. 

■ The $2349 Apple Color Printer, 
Apple’s first color printer since the ven- 
erable ImageWriter II, is a tabloid-size, 
360-dpi ink-jet printer based on the 
Canon BJC-820 engine. That engine’s 
CMYK cartridges allow for both color 
and sharp black output on the same page. 
Combined with GrayShare, the printer 
makes possible network printer sharing 
and provides output at a fine, 85-line 
screen. (SVrm/zwg breaks a gray image into 
patterns of black dots that look gray when 
printed. Screen frequency refers to tlie 
fineness of the spot grid used in halfton- 
ing. A finer screen looks more photo- 
graphic, but results in fewer shades of 
gray. See “Halftones Demystified,” Mac- 
world^ February 1 993). The Apple Color 
Printer works with ColorSynch, Apple’s 
new system-level color-management soft- 
ware, to ensure predictable color prints 
(see “Managing Color,” Macworld^ Janu- 
ary 1993). Unfortunately, the printer 
offers only mediocre speed, and its quali- 
ty lags behind the nearest competitor’s. 

■ The $1349 Color OncScanner 
package (which includes a color version of 
Ofoto) offers improved hardware for bet- 
ter dynamic range; superior sharpening 
tools; and compatibility with QuickTime 
for image compression and with Color- 
Synch for color correction. 

It's All in the Software 

WHILE 'ITIE NEW HARDWARE SPOin’S 
impressive capabilities and good prices, 
the software makes these new offerings 
significant. The PostScript driver, Quick- 
Draw drivers, and ColorSynch software 



are the linchpins that cou- 
ple these new devices to- 
gether into a truly useful 
imaging strategy. The soft- 
ware also adds significant 
capabilities to existing 
Apple products. 

PostScript Driver Print- 
er features aren’t of much 
use if you can’t control 
them when you’re printing. 

And to control them, your 
Mac has to know what fea- 
tures are available. The 
new PostScript driver lets 
you query tlie j)rinter from 
the Chooser to determine 
the printer’s capabilities. 

The printer’s feature op- 
tions then appear in the 
Print dialog box. If you’re 
printing on one of tlie two 
new LaserWriter Pros, for 
instance, you can set reso- 
lution, turn FinePrint and 
PhotoGrade on and off, 
and choose between paper 
bins for first and ensuing 
sheets. 

The print-query fea- 
ture doesn’t work reliably 
with printers other than the LaserWriter 
Pros, however, at least for the time being. 
(It does allow control over die FinePrint 
and PhotoGrade resolution enhancement 
features in the LaserWriter Ilf and Ilg.) 
And it will never work with printers 
equipped with diird-party envelope feed- 
ers and the like, because it works by 
querying the PostScript interpreter, and 
that interpreter doesn’t recognize add- 
ons. As other PostScript printer manufac- 
turers become aware of and support 
the new driver, however, and as Apple 
develops the driver to support other 
printers, we’ll finally see the effortless 
access to printer features diat the Macin- 
tosh-LocalTalk-PostScript combination 



has long promised, but has not yet lully 
delivered. 

By the way, diis new driver is not die 
long-awaited PostScript Level 2 driver 
from Adobe. That driver is due sometime 
in the first half of 1993. 

QuickDraw Drivers QuickDraw print- 
ers — including the StyleWriter II and the 
Apple Color Printer — each have their 
own driver, but Apple has added cajiabil- 
ities that you can expect to see in other 
Apple QuickDraw printers in the future. 

14ie first big improvement is Gray- 
Share, which comprises two features that 
have nothing to do with each other except 
diat they’re both in die new QuickDraw 
drivers. 

The gtuty part of GrayShare refers to 
the technology that provides more shades 
of gray at higher screen frequencies than 
can usually be attained at the relatively 
low resolutions of these QuickDraw 
devices — much like the PhotoGrade tech- 
nology Apple uses in its laser printers. 
With the StyleWriter II, for instance, you 
can produce 33 shades of gray — equiva- 
lent to the output of a 300-dpi laser print- 
er at default settings — at an impressive 
106-lines-per-inch (Ipi) screen frequency. 
The results from the StyleWriter are 
quite impressive. 'Flie unit approaches 
laser quality, though the 85-line output 
from the Apple Color Printer is dis- 
appointing compared to that of the 
Canon BJC-820. 



StyleWriter II Paper Handling 




Paper tray 
Pickup roller 
Pressure roller 



The StyleWriter II improves on the paper- 
handling features of Its predecessor. A single 
paper tray holds 1(X) sheets, compared with 50 
for the original StyleWriter. The tray can also 
feed up to 15 envelopes; in the old StyleWriter, 
envelopes had to be hand-fed. The pickup roller 
passes each sheet or envelope into the printer 
mechanism. The pressure roller then delivers the 
paper closer to the print head than in the old 
StyleWriter. reducing ink splatter, which harms 
print quality. 



136 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



The quick brown fox jump 



The quick brown fox jump 

StyleWriter's Edge on Type The StyleWriter ll’s 360-dpi resolution and redesigned print engine pro- 
vide near-laser-quality type output (top), while a main competitor, the Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter, barely 
surpasses "near-letter-quality" dot matrix printing (bottom). 



The gray-cnhiincenient tcchnolog}^ 
slows printing significantly (the Free- 
Hand document took almost three times 
as long to print in gray-sc'ale mode), hut 
the StyleWriter’s QuickDraw driver is 
smart enough to detect whether a page in 
a multipage print job includes grays, and 
turn the feature on and off appropriately 
from page to page. 

The share part of GrayShare is even 
more significant. The new drivers let you 
share QuickDraw printers with other 
Macs on the nenvork — publishing the 
printer so it appears in everyone else’s 
Chooser. You can password-protect the 
shared printer, limiting which and how 



many network users can gain access to it. 
Printing to a published StyleWriter or 
Color Printer from a remote Mac is very 
fast, because the remote Mac has to send 
onlyconci.se QuickDraw information; the 
host xMac (the one with the printer 
attached) handles all the processing. The 
host Mac docs suffer a performance hit 
from PrintMonitor’s background pro- 
cessing, however. 

Apple isn’t making any promises, but 
you can expect to see the GrayShare 
enhancements — networking and im- 
proved grays — in u{)coming versions of 
other Apple QuickDraw drivers, such as 
those for the Personal LaserWriter LS, 



the LaserWriter II SC, and the Image- 
Writer. The new StyleWriter driver 
should bring tliosc features to the original 
StyleWriter as well, but it’s left up to 
StyleWriter owners to lay hands on the 
driver however they can — a pretty shod- 
dy practice on Apple’s part, especially 
considering that Hewlett-Packard offers 
free or almost-free upgrades for its Desk- 
Writer driver. Apple isn’t currently offer- 
ing an upgrade path, claiming that it 
hasn’t tested a wide range of applications 
for compatibility. If and when Apple does 
make the new StyleWriter driver avail- 
able, it will probably be a retail package. 

The new QuickDraw drivers general- 
ly improve printer speed, though not in 
every case. For text, the StyleWriter II is 
about twice as fiist as its predecessor, but 
for page layout and complex graphics, 
results were mixed. The old StyleWriter 
was slightly faster for printing an Aldus 
FreeHand document even in comparable 
black-and-white modes (see “StyleWriter 
II Performance”). The Apple Color 
Printer perfomied sluggishly on our tests, 
well below its main competitors from 
Canon and Hewlett-Packard (see “Color 
Printer Performance”). Although we used 



Printing with Style 



Apple's StyleWriter printer has 
been a popular Item with cost- 
conscious customers since Its 
introduction In early 1991 , and its 
360-dpi resolution has provided 
those customers with good qual- 
ity for under $600. The printer 
has always taken a hard rap for 
its slow printing speed, however. 
The StyleWriter II. at $359, 
improves printing speed signifi- 
cantly and adds improved gray- 
scale printing, flexible paper han- 
dling, sharing over a network, 
and a larger font library. 

The StyleWriter II Is still be- 
hind the $599 Hewlett-Packard 
DeskWriter in speed, but not by 
much. On some documents in 
our tests (multifont Word, Page- 
Maker), its output was close to 
40 percent faster. On others, 
(FreeHand, MacDraw, and others 
including gray levels), it was 
much slower. 

In return for that speed hit, 
however (which you can avoid by 
printing in black-and-white 
mode), the StyleWriter II achieves 



a level of gray-scale quality that 
many laser printers would be 
hard-pressed to achieve. Even 
FreeHand output has beautiful 
halftoned gray scales, 
compared to the crude, 

72-dpi, MacPaint-like 
patterns that result on 
the DeskWriter. 

The type output, 
while not quite on the 
laser printer level, far 
outclasses the Desk- 
Writer, which still just 
surpasses near-letter- 
quallty dot matrix out- 
put. While speed Is a 
mixed bag when com- 
paring these two print- 
ers, the StyleWriter II Is 
the hands-down win- 
ner for print quality. 

The StyleWriter II is smaller 
than its predecessor (and the 
DeskWriter), but nevertheless 
Includes an expanded input tray 
and brings the power supply — 
formerly on the power cord — 
inside the case. The 100-sheet 



Input bin handles letter- or legal- 
size paper and can autofeed up 
to 15 envelopes. The collapsible 
input and output trays make the 



printer more convenient In small 
work areas. 

The print engine itself has 
been improved, bringing the print 
head closer to the paper and 
moving the head in smaller incre- 
ments. An expanded library of 



39 TrueType fonts includes the 
standard 35 LaserWriter fonts, as 
well as Chicago, Monaco, Gene- 
va, and New York. 

Being able to net- 
work a printer that 
maxes out at around 
three pages per minute 
may not exactly be the 
top item on your wish 
list, but you can network 
it with the new driver 
(the DeskWriter has 
provided AppleTalk 
access since shortly after 
its introduction). The 
StyleWriter II now sur- 
passes the DeskWriter 
for text, line art, and 
gray-scale output; both 
printers offer network- 
ing; and their speeds are 
comparable. Given the printers’ 
price difference of more than 
$200, the new features and 
improved performance make the * 
StyleWriter II the top choice 
among inexpensive Ink-jet print- 
ers for the Mac. 




Apple's StyleWriter II The best ink-jet value on the 
market, featuring superb print quality. 



AAACWORLD March 1 993 1 3 7 




NEW FROM APPLE: 3 PRINTERS AND 1 SCANNER 



a late beta version of 
the QuickDraw driver 
to test this unit, Apple 
doesn’t expect perfor- 
mance to change with 
the final version of the 
driver. 

ColorSynch Both 
the Apple Color 
Printer and the Color 
OneScanncr derive 
a good deal of their 
prowess from ColorSynch, Apple’s color- 
management .system. ColorSynch makes 
color much more predictable than before; 
it provides a reasonably close correspon- 
dence between the colors of the original 
image, what you see on screen after scan- 
ning, and the colors that come out of your 
printer. 

Apple Font Library The new laser 
printers come with the Apple Font 
Library of 64 typefaces in ROM — the 
familiar LaserWriter Plus set of 35, plus 
4 Mac system fonts, and a library of 25 
display faces from a variety of type 
foundries. The library is also available at 
retail for S99. 

LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630 

VVI IILK T'HE SOnWARE IS THE MOST SIG- 
nificant part of Apple’s announcement, 
the company has also released a powerful 
load of new hardware — starting with the 
new LaserWriters. 

The LaserWriter Pro 600 and Laser- 
Writer Pro 630 are essentially the same 
printer. The only difference in hardware 
is that the 630 has 4MB of extra memo- 
ry and SCSI and EtherTalk ports. The 
big news about these printers is really old 
news in the rest of the computer world: 
paper trays. The new paper-handling 
prowess is due to the Canon EX engine 




LaserWriter Pro versus HP LaserJet 4M The LaserWriter Pro 630 doesn't match up to the HP LaserJet 4M on rendering 
subtle curves and slight angles. Notice the stairstepping (or aliasing) In the base of the T in the 300 dpi sample (far left). Even the 
300*dpi HP sample (second from left) is as good as the 600-dpi LaserWriter Pro output (third from left). The 600-dpi HP output 
(right) is the hands-down winner. 



used in both printers, which also (along 
with the extra memory) provides the 
600-dpi resolution of the 630. 

The EX engine sjmrts two input trays 
(1 00 and 250 sheets), allowing for first- 
and ensuing-sheet printing. There are 
also optional 500-shcct and 75-cnvelope 
feeders. Coupled with the new PostScript 
driver’s ability to select paper bins, these 
paper-handling options bring a whole 
new level of office functionality to Apple’s 
printer lineup. 

If the new engine is anytliing like pre- 
vious Canon engines (notably the Laser- 
Writer’s CX and LaserWriter II’s SX en- 
gines), you can expect remarkably long 
life, very low maintenance, and low j)er- 
page costs. 

'The EX engine sticks with the sin- 
gle-cartridge-consumables sti*ategy that’s 
the signature of the Canon engine line. 
The EX uses a new type of cartridge, 
however, employing microfine toner, 
which allows for more gray levels and 
smoother lines. Quality is also enhanced 
by Apple’s FinePrint technolog}% which 
smooths edges (reducing j aggies) when 
printing at 300 dpi. PhotoGrade- 
enhanced gray-.scale out|nit is improved 
on 630s and memory-upgraded 600s, pro- 
viding 91 gray levels (compared to the 
Dg’s 67) with a 106-lpi screen frequenq^^ 



at 300 dpi. This is perfectly adequate for 
many in-house and even professional 
publications that do not require top- 
notch photographic quality. PhotoGrade 
is not available at 600 dpi — where quality 
would be enhanced further — because of 
the memory that would be required. 

FinePrint is not available at 600 dpi 
either, which puts the 630 at a disadvan- 
tage compared to the $2999 Hewlett- 
Packard LaserJet 4M’s 600-dpi output 
with Resolution Enchancement Technol- 
ogy (RET). The 630’s 300-dpi, Fine- 
Print-enclianced type ouqmt is not near- 
ly as good as the LaserJet’s 300-dpi RET 
output. Even the 630’s 600-dpi t)q>e (nec- 
essarily without FinePrint) is only mar- 
ginally better than the 4M’s 300-dpi type. 
The 4M’s 600-dpi, RET output is the 
hands-down winner for type. 

Gray-scale output is another story, 
however. The 630’s PhotoGrade-en- 
hanced output (only available at 300 dpi) 
provides a finer halftone screen and gray 
levels equivalent to the 4M printing at 
600 dpi with RET. At 600 dpi, however, 
the 4M’s RIlT offers slightly better gray 
shades with an equivalent screen. 

You can simply add 4MB of memory 
(less than $150 as of this writing) to the 
600 to get 600-dpi resolution and 300-dpi 
PhotoGrade, but you need a new logic 




StyleWriter II Performance 

Miilliple Fonts Courier 



Miic.Dniw Pro Freellaiul PageMaker 1VueT>’|)e 



All times are In seconds. 
Shorter bars are better. 
The best performers In 
each category are high- 
lighted In red. Products 
are listed in order of over- 
all performance, from 
fastest to slowest 



GCC PLP II 
Apple LaserWriter LS 
Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter 
Apple StyleWriter II (normal) 
Apple StyleWriter (faster) 
Apple StyleWriter (best) 



Print speed in a 
typical multiple-font 
document, using a 
7-page Microsoft 
Word 5.0 docu- 
ment containing a 
variety of fonts, 
sizes, and styles. 



Printer throughput, 
using a 2 -page 
Mlaosoft Word 5.0 
document contain- 
ing double-spaced 
12-point Courier 
text in plain, bold, 
and italic. 



Print speed for com- 
plicated drawings 
that don't use many 
special effects. We 
used a graphic con- 
taining more than 
2000 simple objects 
and several lines of 
Helvetica text. 



Print speed for 
complex graphics 
that include special 
PostScript effects. 
We used an illustra- 
tion that includes 
nonlinear blends 
and B6zier curves. 



Print speed for a 
typical high-end 
desktop-publishing 
job. We used a 4- 
page newsletter 
using several fonts, 
a MacPaint image, 
and three gray- 
scale TIFF images. 



Print speed for 
TrueType, using a 
1-page Microsoft 
Word document 
containing 4 fonts. 



■i 


188 




418 




71 




94 




152 


hh 


221 




315 


■■■■■■ 289 




317 




247 


■■■■ 


343 




499 




91 




236 


■■HIH 705 


HH 


247 




394 


■■■ 170 


^^^■(11577 


■■■ 432 


■■■■I 


429 


■■■■I 880 


not an option 


not an option 


not an option 


■■■■■ 582 


917 


■■■■ 211 


■■■■■■531 


■■■■ 546 




Tests were conducted on a Mac llci running System 7.1, with a cache card Installed, 8MQ of RAM, a Quantum Pro 80 internal hard drive, AppleTalk on, and background printing off if possible. 



138 March 1 993 MACWORLD 



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Lase rWri terPro Performance 



All times are in seconds. 
Shorter bars are better. The 
best performers in each cat- 
egory are highlighted in red. 
Within each class, products 
are listed in order of overall 
performance, from fastest to 
slowest. 

300-dpi resolution 
Compaq Pagemarq 20 
Apple LaserWriter Ilf 
Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 
Apple LaserWriter llg 
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4AA 

600-dpi Resolution 
Compaq Pagemarq 20 
Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4M 



MacDraw Pro l^eelland 



Miilli|)le Fonts 

Print speed in a 
typical multiple-font 
document, using a 
7- page Microsoft 
Word 5.0 docu- 
ment containing a 
variety of fonts, 
sizes, and styles. 



Courier 

Printer throughput, 
using a 2-page 
Microsoft Word 5.0 
document contain- 
ing double-spaced 
12-point Courier 
text in plain, bold, 
and italic. 



Print speed for com- 
plicated drawings 
that don't use many 
special effects. We 
used a graphic con- 
taining more than 
2000 simple objects 
and several lines of 
Helvetica text. 



Print speed for 
complex graphics 
that include special 
PostScript effects. 
We used an illustra- 
tion that includes 
nonlinear blends 
and B6zier curves. 



PageMaker 

Print speed for a 
typical high-end 
desktop-publishing 
job. We used a 4- 
page newsletter 
using several fonts, 
a MacPaint image, 
and three gray- 
scale TIFF images. 



IVuel^po 

Print speed for 
TrueType, using a 
1 -page Microsoft 
Word document 
containing 4 fonts. 




Tests were conducted on a Mac llci running System 7.1. with a cache card installed, 8MB of RAM, a Quantum Pro 80 Internal hard drive, AppleTalk on, and background printing off if possible. 



hoard ($1799) if you also want the SCSI 
ports and EtherTalk. 

The output speed of the LaserWriter 
Pros is impressive compared with that of 
the LaserJet 4M (with the e.xception of 
the PageMaker and FreeHand tests). But 
the new printers’ speed is surprisingly 
about the same as that of their predeces- 
sors, the $3299 LaserWriter Ilf and 
$4299 LaserWriter Ilg (sec “LaserWriter 
Pro Performance”). 

Like the CX and SX engines, the EX 
is limited to eight pages per minute, so 
you won’t see hig speed gains on long, 
simple documents, or when printing mul- 
tiple, uncollated copies of a document. 

Other benefits of the LaserWriter 
Pros include a parallel port for easier con- 



nection to DOS machines, and HP Laser- 
Jet compatibility (PCL 4). V\4iile the Pros 
boast an all-ports-active feature (so the 
printers can accept input from any of the 
ports without changes in switch settings 
or front-panel controls), they can’t accept 
input from multiple ports simultaneously. 
A greater tailing is tlie lack of automatic 
emulation sensing; the Pros can’t detect 
the difference between PostScript and 
PCL print jobs. This greatly reduces fle.x- 
ibility in a mixed-network environment. 
You have to either run a utility on the 
Mac, download a snippet of PostScript 
code, or flip a switch. 

The biggest omission from these 
printers is a feature that’s only starting to 
become available from PostScript printer 



vendors (such as NEC and Compaq): 
direct fax capability. The ability^ to have 
a LaserWriter Pro send output to a 
remote fax would make these printers the 
hands-down choice among midrange 
PostScript printers. 

As it stands, their paper handling, 
speed, quality-enhancement technology. 
Canon engine, and pretty good upgrade 
path for the 600 put the Pros near the 
front of the price/performance parade. 
The LaserJet 4M still has a definite edge 
in t)q3e qualitys but it’s significantly slow- 
er than the Pros. And with the Laser- 
Writer Pro 600, you can start at 300 dpi 
for $600 less than the 4M, and move to 
600 dpi inexpensively if you later require 
higher resolution. 




Apple Color Printer versus Canon BJC-820 Though the Apple Color Printer and the Canon BJC-820 are based on the 
same print engine, the BJC-820 offers superior output (left). The Canon’s diffusion dither provides better detail (note the 
clarity in the flowers and the sliced fig) and more subtle color gradations (as shown in the broader range of highlights and 
shadows) than does the Apple printer's with its more traditional halftoning approach. 



Apple Color Printer 

VVITTI THE NEW API*LE 
Color Printer, as with 
the LaserWriter Pros, 
paper handling is a ma- 
jor strength. The Color 
Printer handles up to 
tabloid-size sheets, either 
paper or transparency. 
Competitive printers 
with this ability' are 
more expensive (the 
300-dpi HP PaintJet 
XL300 at $3495, and the 
S2995 Canon BJC-820, 
which uses tlie same 360- 
dpi engine as the Apple 
Color Printer). 

The main difference 
between the Color 
Printer and its Canon 
cousin (besides price) is in 
software. Both connect to 
the Mac via SCSI and 



MACWORLD March 1 993 1 3 9 




MW 



Color Printer Performance 



All times are In seconds. Shorter 
bars are better. The best perform- 
ers In each category are high- 
lighted in red. Products are listed 
in order of overall performance, 
from fastest to slowest. 



MacDraw Pro 

Print speed for a complex 
color MacDraw Pro doc- 
ument with more than 840 
coior objects, most of them 
gradient fiiled. 



I'Veolland 

Print speed for complex gra- 
phics that include special 
PostScript effects. We used 
an iliustration that includes 
non-linear biends and B6zier 
curves. 



PoworPoinI 

Print speed for a transparency 
with a color gradient back- 
ground and several lines of 
text in the Times font. 



Pholoshop 



Print Speed for a 91 OK, 
72-dpi, 9.5-by-6.5-inch 
scanned image with many 
shadow detaiis. 



HPPainUetXUOO^ 


■1 722 


■■ 380 


■■■■■■ 418 


■■ 469 


HPDeskWriter550C 


■ 666 


■■ 470 


■■■■■■■■ 664 


■■■ 577 


Canon BJC-820 


■■■ 1674 


■■■■■ 949 


■■■■■i 507 


■■■ 570 


Apple Color Printer 


4056 


1360 


■■■■■■ 478 


■■■ 546 


HP PainUetXLBOO^ 


■■■■1 2338 


■■■■■■■ 1519 


■■■■■■ 422 


■■■■■■Hi 1481 



Tests were conducted on a Mac ilci running System 7.1. with a cache card installed. 8MB of RAM. a Quantum Pro 80 internal hard drive. AppleTalk on. and background printing off If possible. 
^QuickDraw version. ^PostScript version. 




The Apple Coior Printer Apple's first entry into the color printer 
market is a bit of a disappointment, falling to beat the competition in 
speed and image quality. 



handle image processing on the Mac, but 
the Apple printer has the printer sharing, 
background processing, and enhanced 
color range of Apple’s GrayShare soft- 
ware. The Canon’s output quality, how- 
ever, is significantly better (see “Apple 
Color Printer versus Canon BJC-820”). 

When it comes to speed, the Apple 
Color Printer really falls flat. W^ile it was 
comparable to the Canon on some test 
documents, on others (MacDraw Pro and 
FreeHand) it was dramatically slower (see 
“Color Printer Performance”). 

The Apple Color Printer’s other soft- 
ware advantage is big — ColorSynch. The 
printer ships with a profile for Color- 
Synch, so you can expect much more pre- 
dictable colors than from other printers. 
(Otlier printers will have profiles for use 
with ColorSynch soon, however — with 
most coming in the next six months — so 
ColorSynch compatibility will not be a 
distinguishing feature for long.) 

The Apple Color Printer doesn’t set 
any new standards, except perhaps in 
price. The Canon’s higher speed and bet- 
ter quality make it a much better choice 
than the Apple Color Printer, even con- 
sidering the $650 price difference. 

Color OneScanner 

APPLE'S GIUY-SCALE ONESCANNER CRE- 
ated quite a stir when it was released. 



largely bccau.se of the intel- 
ligent, one-button scanning 
provided by its Ofoto soft- 
ware (developed by Light 
Source). The C^olor One- 
Scanner with Ofoto 2.0 
brings those capabilities, 
and more, to color scan- 
ning. Because the Color 
OneScanner software was 
not ready as we went to 
press, Macworld Lab was 
not able to verify quality or 
speed claims. 

Apple’s scanning 
hardware looks impres- 
sive. It employs a tril inear 
CCD array (a charge-coupled device, 
the unit tliat measures light values in an 
image), meaning there are three rows of 
CCDs, each with a separate color filter, 
allowing for one-pass color scanning. 
The scanner also includes a custom- 
designed lens and tuned color filters, 
which should help image clarity and 
color fidelity. The one-pass scanning is 
aided by an ASIC for color correction. 
And an adaptive analog-to-digital 
(A/D) converter should result in good 
liyiuvuic range. 

Dynamic range — the ability to dis- 
tinguish .subtle differences in gray levels 
in both shadow and highlight areas — is 
the key to capturing good data from a 
scanner. The Color OneScanner attempts 
to take advantage of the full dynamic 
range of its CCDs by adjusting the sensi- 
tivity of the /\/D converter to match the 
range of values in the image. 

Ofoto 2.0 takes advantage of the 
adaptive A/D converter, and adds several 
color-specific features. Ofoto automati- 
cally detects whctlier an image is color, 
gray scale, or line art, adjusts for print 
blur from a given output device (and even 
for slightly blurn* photographs), and 
straightens and crops images. It uses 
ColorSynch to automatically adjust a 
scan to more closely match the original — 
both on screen and on output. There’s 



automatic color-cast correction (for a 
photograph taken under fluorescent 
lights, for instance, that is excessively 
green), as well as support for Quick- 
Time’s image compression. 

One thing still missing from Ofoto is 
explicit, manual control over the tone 
curve for images, a la Adobe Photoshop’s 
Levels control. W^ile the program’s cal- 
ibration methods suffice for many situa- 
tions, there are many other situations 
where hands-on controls are essential. 
Current Apple OneScanner owners can 
upgrade to Ofoto version 2.0 for $75 
by calling Light Source (800/231-7226). 
The upgrade provides better dynamic 
range and highlight/shadow control, 
improved sharpening, correction for 
print blur, and limited multitasking. 
(You can perform some tasks in Ofoto 
while other tasks continue in the 
background.) 

The Apple Color OneScanner’s big- 
gest competitor is the $1995 HP ScanJet 
lie. Though the lie doesn’t offer the 
automatic, one-step scanning of the Apple 
scanner, it does provide a similar calibra- 
tion method and explicit control over the 
tone curve. The color version of Ofoto 
($395) will also be available from Light 
Source for use with a variety of non-A|iple 
scanners by early February. 

Ap])le’s imaging product line has 
come a long way since that first Laser- 
Writer took off like a stampeding horse. 
The range of products in this latest 
release — a well-integrated, feature-rich 
combination of attractively priced hard- 
ware and software — shows that Ap|>le has 
settled clown from a dead run to a steady, 
comfortable lope — the kind of jiace that 
will keep the company in the imaging race 
for a long time, m 



Contributing eciitor STEVE ROTH is coauthor of 
Real World PostScript (Addlson-Wesley, 1988), 
Real World PageMaker 4 (Bantam Computer 
Books, 1990), and editor of Real World FreeHand 
and The QuarkXPress Book (both from Peachpit 
Press, 1991). 



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"I LEARNED MY FIRST SONG IN 7 MINUTES: 



A Melodic Message From The Publisher... 

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that hax’C >tou pouring out die tunes in just minutes. It’s a software 
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The fact is. The Miracle is a brilliant teaching tool, highly 
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If it sounds like I’m gushing all over about the Miracle — I 
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...And The Miracle makes it happen. Here’s how: 

First, you enter the “Conservatory” where wu enroll and 
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more — simple melodics, names of notes and more. There arc 
40 chapters in all and vou can’t move to the next lesson until 
you ve prov en yourself on the current lesson. The computer 
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During )X)ur lessons, you can click to “go to” the Arcade for 
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learning The next thing you know, you’ll be playing your favor- 
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Or “go to” the Studio to record your own songs on an 8- 
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The Practice Room gives you a pbcc to sharpen your skills 




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Timbukl.il 5.0.1 

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MAGINE A WORK ENVIRONMENT IN 
which the barriers of distance practi- 
cally disappear. Where you can access 
data from anywhere on tlie network. Or 
run software on your Mac that you 
haven’t installed. Or operate a colleague’s 
Windows programs from your Mac, or 
your Mac programs from her Windows 
machine. That’s a sampling of what Tim- 
buktu offers. By letting one computer 
(Mac or Windows) control, observe, or 
exchange data with any other computer, 
Timbuktu lets you use resources almost 
anywhere on the company network. 

There are only a few hitches: Tim- 
buktu must be installed on each comput- 
er (and each requires a separate license. 



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to foil pirates). Each machine should have 
at least SMB of Rf\M (that’s more realis- 
tic than the stated minimum require- 
ments). And any computer you want to 
access must be turned on. 

Most people are likely to use Tim- 
buktu as a fast way to move files among 
computers. In this use, it looks like any 
file-transfer program, with a dialog box 
on the right of the screen with one com- 
puter’s folders and files and a dialog box 
on the left with folders and files for the 
other computer. This is simpler than 
using /\ppleShare, since it doesn’t require 
that users create share folders, and you 
won’t clutter your screen as you navigate 
the other computer’s folders to find the 
data or destination folder you want. 

.*\ more limited, simpler version of file 
exchange permits you only to send data. 
You just select the files you want to send 
and choose Send; the receiving comput- 
er jilaces the files wherever the user spec- 



ified in the Timbuktu setup. This is like 
using E-mail to transfer data, in die sense 
that people can’t see what’s on your com- 
puter, but it’s faster dian E-mail and the 
data’s destination is preconfigured, sav- 
ing the recipient a step. Keep in mind that 
exchanging simply moves files — it does 
not translate formats. Cross-platform 
u.scrs will need to either use cross-plat- 
form applications or have a translation 
program on their computer. 

System administrators (and nosy 
bosses) can use Timbuktu to watch what’s 
happening on another computer — they’ll 
see a window with a live picture of what- 
ever the other computer is doing. This is 
great for network troubleshooting. Peo- 
ple concerned about snoopers can lock 
out any or all obscn^ers. 

Timbuktu’s most powerful feature is 
its ability to run someone else’s comput- 
er. Need to look at a Borland Paradox 
database on the computer of someone 




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who’s gone for the day? The 
fact that Paradox is a DOS pro- 
gram won’t prevent you from 
running it and viewing the 
database from your Mac. Ditto 
if you need to preview a photo 
in Adobe Photoshop but the art 
department is locked. You can 
just take control of the design- 
er’s Mac from your Mac and 
run Photoshop. 

Not only can you run a 
program on a remote Mac, but 
you can also cut and paste data 
from one Mac to another. So 
you can cut a column of data 
from your Microsoft Excel 
spreadsheet and paste it into a 
colleague’s. With Excel run- 
ning on each machine, you can 
do any formatting or data 
manipulation separately, and then ex- 
change columns as you need. Sure beats 
having to transfer your coworker’s 
spreadsheet to your Mac, make the mod- 
ifications, and then transfer the modified 
version back again. 

You also have the ability to share 
printers and servers. Because you can con- 
trol die remote computer, you can also 
use its resources, including resources 
available in the Chooser via AppleShare 
or the netivork’s comparable utility. 

For all of these features, each user can 
set passwords and limit who has what sort 
of access. You can also give other users 
the privilege of changing preferences, 
such as whether the screen is in color or 
whether QuickDraw is bypassed (this 
saves some RAiVI, but programs that don’t 
handle their video display solely through 
QuickDraw will not display correctly on 
the remote user’s Mac). 

The person whose Mac is being con- 
trolled can also switch a remote user 
between observe and control modes. (You 
know that someone is observing or con- 
trolling your Mac because an icon appears 
on your menu bar.) Even if the observer 
doesn’t normally have control privileges, 
you can grant privileges on an as-needed 
basis. Timbuktu also keeps a log of any 
outsiders’ access to your computer. 

Version 5.0.1 adds support for Macs 
running multiple monitors and die abil- 
ity to create connection documents, 
which let you save settings for preferences 
and setup information (including pass- 
words) for connecting your computer to 
another computer. MHien you double- 
click on a connection document, Tim- 
buktu makes the desired connection. 

Too Good to Be True? 

I^'OR SURK, EACH OF THFSE CAPABILFFIES 
comes at a price, but the total bill is low. 



The biggest cost is speed. Sending a 
live screen image over the network takes 
a lot of data, so expect jerky mouse move- 
ments and slow screen redraws when 
you’re observing or controlling someone 
else’s computer. On a LocalTalk network 
the slowdown is sufficient to prevent 
long-term work in applications like desk- 
top publishing or graphics. There’s far 
less slowdown on a high-speed network 
like Ethernet, but dialing in over the 
phone lines from your PowerBook on a 
2400-bits-per-second, 9600-bps, or even 
the new 14.4-kilobits-per-second modem 
will be painful enough that you won’t 
want to do much more than check your 
E-mail. If you’re simply plugging the 
PowerBook into the company network at 
a branch office, say, then your transmis- 
sion speed will be that of the network. 

Another issue is the need for suffi- 
cient resources. Timbuktu itself takes up 
only about 400K of RAM, but unless you 
have at least 8MB, that’s still too much 
when using memory hogs like System 7 
and practically any new application, 
whether it be Photoshop or Excel. For- 
tunately, Timbuktu displays a message 
when it’s running low on Ry\M. 

Another problem is that having two 
live screens (when using the observe or 
control features) can be confusing — you 
forget which computer is the active one. 
I was most disoriented when moving 
between the two computers’ menu bars 
because of how die mouse behaves. When 
you are observing or controlling anoth- 
er computer, the window containing its 
screen shows only a partial view of that 
screen, since your desktop needs room for 
the iMac’s menus, Trash (]an, and so on. 
When moving from the bottom of my 
desktop to the menu bar, I normally just 
drag the cursor straight across the screen. 
But as it passes through the other coin- 



How Much 
for That Mac In 
the Window? 

While conferring with 
a colleague who 
was using a Windows 
computer, I used 
Timbuktu to call up 
this Adobe Photo- 
shop file on his com- 
puter from the Mac- 
intosh on my desk. 
Running the Windows 
PC's monitor in 17- 
inch mode let me see 
my full Mac 14-inch 
display while keeping 
Windows applica- 
tions and folders also 
in view. 

puter’s window, it scrolls that screen. It 
takes a few days to learn to move your 
mouse around so this doesn’t happen. 
You can disable the live scroll of the other 
computer’s window (there’s an icon on 
the window for this, or you can set this 
in Preferences). Or you can hold down 
the option key when dragging. 

A tliird way around this problem is to 
run one computer in a larger screen so 
you have plenty of room to see what’s 
going on and to maneuver your mouse. 
Until recently, Macs couldn’t run at mul- 
tiple resolutions, but companies such as 
NEC Technologies and E-Machincs now 
offer boards that give you this multi- 
resolution capability (see “The Bigger 
Picture,” Macworldy September 1992). 
With die right Mac-to-VGA adapter, the 
built-in video on the LC II, Quadras, and 
IIvx can switch resolutions as well, 
.\pple claims. 

Another potential interface confusion 
is that the standard ^-C, §€-X, and 3€-V 
work only within one Mac. To cut and 
paste between Macs, you must use con- 
trols that, like the live-scroll control, are 
found on die side of the observed com- 
puter’s window. 

The AAac Does Windows 

TTIERE ARE NOW AROUND 10 MILLION 
Macs out there, and about half of them in 
use are near a DOS machine, according 
to Apple and others. And since its intro- 
duction, 10 million copies of Windows 
3.1 have been distributed. So it’s not sur- 
prising that Farallon released a Windows 
version of Timbuktu at the .same time it 
updated the Mac version. Given the dif- 
ferences in the two operating systems, you 
might expect Timbuktu to have several 
large gaps in its cross-platform imple- 
mentation. Wrong. Using Timbuktu in 
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a mixed-platform setting is nearly as easy 
as using it in a one-platform setting. 

Farallon did a yeoman’s job in giv- 
ing Windows some of the Mac resources 
needed to pull off the cross-platform 
capabilities. The most significant is the 
Windows Chooser, which lets you reas- 
sign a Mac printer to a Windows printer 
or vice versa. Likewise, you can have 
Windows programs access your Mac 
servers or vice versa. 

As impressive as cross-platform Tim- 
buktu is, there arc a few issues that I wish 
Farallon would address in future versions. 
One is the ability to cut and paste between 
Windows machines and Macs. Techni- 
cally, it should be possible, since the 
screen data has to go through the proces- 
sor and interface of each machine before 
being displayed. You can cut and paste 
text between Windows and DOS pro- 
grams, and several Mac-to-mainframe 
terminal emulators let you exchange text 
and some graphics. Now that practically 
every major application has a Mac and 
Window’s version tliat reads each otlier’s 
files, it makes sense to be able to cut and 
paste data directly among tliem as well. 

Another complaint I have is that if 
you run DOS in full-screen mode (the 
default) from wdthin Windows, T'imbuk- 
tu doesn’t show the DOS screen but con- 
tinues to show Window's. Most users will 
think they didn’t double-click on the 
DOS icon, so they’ll tr\^ again, getting 
two DOS sessions running on the Win- 
dows machine, neither of which is visi- 
ble to tlie Macintosh. The problem is that 
because full-screen DOS bypasses the 
Window's graphical user interhice, there’s 
no screen information for Timbuktu to 
intercept and send on to the Mac. But 
Windows can also run DOS in a w'indow', 
w'hich makes the DOS window appear on 
the controlling Mac. Timbuktu should 
simply force DOS to run in a wdndow', not 
as a full screen. 

Whereas the Mac version of Tim- 
buktu lets any number ofMacs control or 
observ'c one another, the Window's ver- 
sion can be involved wdth only one other 
computer for obsennng or linking. In my 
tests, the Windows PC froze when 1 had 
three comjmters (one Window's and two 
Macs) controlling or observing each other 
simultaneously. 

The Windows version’s manual is 
skimpy, and lacks tlie detail the Mac man- 
ual supplies on cross-platform concerns. 
And both manuals should do a better job 
of covering how to use printers — the cur- 
rent manuals barely touch on the issue. 

Timbuktu is a clear winner. Its minor 
blemishes shouldn’t stop you from 
expanding your desktop’s reach. 

—GALEN GRUMAN 



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PowerBook Duo 2 1 0 
and 230 

PROS: Extremely small, lightweight, and 
powerful: longer-lasting, quicker-charging bat- 
tery; gray-scale screen; excellent keyboard 
touch. CONS: Minuscule trackball; keyboard too 
narrow; noisy, cheap-feeling spacebar. 
COMPANY: Apple Computer (408/996-1010). > 

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I Ili: POVVKRBOOK DUO 230 IS APPLF.’S 
smallest computer yet. It has the 
pleasing heft, size, and shape of a nice 
hardbound book, yet it packs the horse- 
powder of a 33iVlHz 030 chip (even faster 
tlian the brain found in die Mac Ilci), an 
internal 80MB or 120MB hard drive, and 
up to 20MB of memory. (The Duo 210 
is identical, e.xcept that it runs at 25MMz.) 
At 4.2 pounds, the Duo approaches half 
the weight of the original PowerBook, 
and it’s an amazing 1 .4 inches thick. Every 
edge, button, and control is rounded, 
bulging like a portable CD jilayer or a 
Ford Taurus. Close the wafer-thin 
lid/screen, and the Duo automatically 
goes into low-jiow'er Sleep mode; touch 
a key to wake it again. In other words, the 
Duo is ready to w'ork — and ready to roll — 
faster than any other Macintosh. 

To achieve the Duo’s impressive 
w'eight loss, Apple designers jilaced this 
PowerBook on a severe and risky diet: no 
flop[)y disk drive; no usual row of jacks on 
the back; no microphone, speaker, SCSI, 
keyboard, video, or floppy-drive ports. 
Instead, there’s a single, slim, 3-inch-widc 
connector you’ve never seen before. 

This special connector can mate with 
three peripherals: an external floppy disk 
drive (the same one made for the discon- 
tinued Pow'erBook 100); a MiniDock (a 
foot-long har crammed with the full con- 
tingent of ports); or a full-si'ze, expand- 
able Duo Dock docking station (also 
review'cd in this issue). (Other .MiniDock- 
and Duo Dock-style contraptions are in 
development by other companies.) In 
other words, the Duo itself is designed to 
be a purebred typing machine. Any com- 
ponent that you w'on’t need on the plane 
(or in the board meeting) can be left 
behind on your desk. 

4'hat clever scheme w'orks une.xpect- 
edly w'ell, and isn’t especially crippling 
on the road, for nvo reasons. First, the 
Duo isn’t an utter island; Apple shrewd- 
ly left a single port on the Duo itself — 



a printer-or-modem port — so that you 
can print, telecommunicate, connect to 
a network, or play MIDI music without 
any additional gear. (According to Apple, 
the problems wtith MIDI that plagued 
all previous PowerBooks have been 
fixed.) Second, the external floppy-disk- 
drive adapter has an .\DB jack on it, 
wdiere you can plug in a frdl-size key- 
board and mouse. 

In creating this more-svelte Macin- 
tosh, Apple did some things unbelievably 
right. For example, it endowed the Duo 
with a magnesium inner frame, making 
the computer strikingly solid-feeling and 
sturdy. Apple also did something to the 
keyboard feel; the keys are completely 
silent, but have a terrific tactile click, f Flic 
exception is the spacebar. Not only does 
it clack loudly, but it has a chintzy spring- 
loaded feel, and often requires a goodly 
w'homp to make it register a press.) 
Because tlie ultrathin screen is the same 
kind of passive matrix liquid cr)’stal dis- 
play (LCD) technolog)^ used on the 
PowerBook 140, 145, and 160, the cur- 
sor tends to vanish w'hen you move it 
quickly — but at least this screen show's 1 6 
shades of gray, making System 7’s 3-D 
icons look great. 

In all this dow'nsizing, Apple also did 
some things unbelievably wrong. For 
example, it shrank three things you def- 
initely don’t w'ant shrunk: the screen, the 
keyboard, and the trackball. The 7.5-by- 
4.7 5 -inch screen is 1 inch narrower, and 
.75 of an inch shorter, than the screen of 
the other PowerBooks. The keyboard is 
more than 1 inch narrower than a normal 
keyboard. And the trackball is more of a 
trackmarble, having wasted away to a 
puny 19inm diameter; it’s buried in a 
trough between the palm rests, making 
it even more awkward to use. After the 
first two workdays, my right-hand fingers 
actually ached. 

There’s one more ergonomics disap- 
pointment; one of the mouse buttons has 
been moved aw'ay from the keyboard so 
far that it literally wraps around the front 
edge of the machine, like a protruding 
low'er lip. If you sometimes work lying 
down (you know' w'ho you arc), this but- 
ton is prone to inadvertent clicks from, of 
all things, your stomach. 

The Duo comes w'ith new' software, 
too. A control panel gives you great con- 
trol over battery, backlighting, and hard- 
drive usage. You also get System 7.1, 
which the Duo requires. System 7.1 
requires upgraded versions of some pop- 
ular software (Suitcase, for example). Sec- 
ond, the Duo w'on’t start up w'ithout a 
special Duo-specific system extension 
called an enabler. Suppose that one day 
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you need to reinstall the System Folder 
because of a hard-drive problem. And 
suppose that youVe thrilled, because 
your officemate has a set of System 7.1 
floppy disks. Turns out you’ll still be 
out of luck: you won’t be able to start 
up your Duo, let alone install a new 
System Folder, because System 7.1 up- 
grade kits don’t include enablers — you 
can only get an enabler disk when you 
buy a Duo or a PowerBook 180. (When 
you try to start up, you get the hilarious- 
ly false message “System 7.1 does not 
work on this model.”) 

Fortunately, for ever)<’ minor glitch 
that stands in the way of laptop heaven, 
there’s a Duo aspect that’s an improve- 
ment over the previous PowerBooks. The 
Duo’s microphone is built in, and it 
picks up your voice perfectly well with- 
out your rubbing noses with the key- 
board. The screen brightness and con- 
trast controls are easy-to-use push 
buttons instead of sliders or knobs. The 
capsule-shape On button is right on the 
keyboard, no longer hidden by a flap on 
the back of the machine. 

The new power adapter has flip-up 
cord-wrapping posts. It also features a 
detachable cord, so tliat the blocky trans- 
former portion no longer hogs three 
spaces on your power strip. (Unfortu- 
nately, Apple has also added a diird prong 
to the plug, making it that much harder 
to find compatible outlets.) And speaking 
of power: the new “four-hour” nick- 
el-metal-hydride battery drives the Duo 
for about two solid hours of work. That’s 
an improvement over the original “three- 
hour” PowerBook batteries, which yield 
about 90 minutes. As an added bonus, the 
new Duo battery recharges completely in 
only two hours (instead of eight). Final- 
ly, when the Duo is attached to a Duo 
Dock or MiniDock, you can plug a SCSI 
cable directly into the Duo from anoth- 
er Mac; the Duo’s icon shows up on the 
other Mac’s screen exactly as if the Duo 
were an external hard drive. 

You’ll grumble about the cramped 
keyboard; you may curse at the sub- 
marining cursor; you might even have to 
hunt for the trackball. But you simply 
can’t underrate the importance of this 
computer’s small size and weight. The 
Duo virtually cries out to be picked up, 
handled, and used. It’s so small that it 
sloshes around inside carrying cases 
designed for regular PowerBooks; but it’s 
so light that the carrying-case strap 
gouges a trench only half as deep into 
your shoulder. In other words, the Duo 
achieves an astounding feat: it makes you 
just as happy walking around the airport 
as it does once you’re on the plane. 
—DAVID POGUE 



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Duo Dock 

PROS: Ingenious idea; remembers network 
and monitor status when Duo is reinserted; 
eliminates file-synchronization headaches. CONS: 
Difficult to Install NuBus boards; Duo must be 
off before insertion or removal; awkward floppy- 
drive placement. CO/\A PAN Y: Apple Com- 
puter (408/996-1010). REQUIRES: PowerBook 
Duo. LIST PRICE: $1079. 




LONE, THE POWERBOOK DUO 210 
and 230 (also reviewed in this issue), 
Apple’s tiniest computers, offer little in 
the way of connectivity. Each has a sin- 
gle printer/modem port, but no floppy 
disk drive or any other kind of standard 
jack — that’s what makes the duos incred- 
ibly small and light. 

When you’re back from your business 
trip, however, the last thing you care 
about is size and weight (of your com- 
puter, that is). You want to sit down at 
your desk and get to work on a full- 
fledged machine. Apple has solved this 
apparent conflict of wish lists with the 
invention of the immensely clever Duo 
Dock, a desktop Mac-size housing for the 
Duo laptop. The lightweight Duo Dock 
has everything a Il-series Macintosh 
offers: back-panel connectors, a Super- 
Drive, electronic and physical support 
for monitors as large as Apple’s 16-inch 
color display, and two expansion slots 
for NuBus boards (accelerators, video 
digitizing boards, and so on). Apple has 
given you at least some of both worlds: 
on the road, you have a fast, feather- 
weight, stripped-down Mac; when you 
return, you insert the closed laptop into 
the Duo Dock, to which you’ve attached, 
say, a full-size keyboard, mouse, and large 
color monitor. 

You’ve never seen anything weirder- 
looking from Apple, that’s for sure. The 
bottom half is dark gray to match the 
PowerBook; the upper half is light gray, 
like most Macs. With its wide, squat, 
cylindrical feet, the Duo Dock looks like 
something tliat might land at a space port 
in Star Wars. In the front is a large rect- 
angular mouth, where you insert the lap- 
top. If you push tlie Duo almost all the 
way in, the Dock pulls it, videocassette- 
like, the final ’/ 4 -inch into its fully docked, 
attached position. (Deep inside the Dock, 
the 3 -inch wide connector on the back 
of the Duo mates with appropriate 
prongs — according to Apple advertising, 
an amazing stunt when compared with 
the unreliable docking contraptions in die 



IBM-compatible world.) Now the previ- 
ously functionless Dock has a brain. At 
this point, you can work as though you 
have a Mac Ilci on your desk. Except tliat 
the floppy drive is a shadowy slit halfv\'ay 
back on the Dock’s right side, you’ll never 
know the difference. 

Mdien you’re done working, you shut 
down normally and press the Eject but- 
ton on die front of die unit; a few inches 
of your laptop spring forth into your 
hands, and you’re on your way. (If you 
press Eject while working, you’re first 
asked to save your work; then your pro- 
grams quit, and the unit shuts down nor- 
mally before ejecting die PowerBook. But 
on my test unit, the Eject button didn’t 
work about half the time when the Mac 
was in use.) Because you really have only 
one computer, you have only one set of 
documents — those on the Duo. You 
dierefore have no headaches of tracking 
which copy of each file is current (laptop 
versus desktop Mac), a well-known prob- 
lem for users of the original PowerBooks. 

A number of clever touches make the 
Duo-Duo Dock combination easy to like. 
For example, the system remembers its 
network status when you insert die Duo 
into its Dock, automatically remounting 
any shared drives. Mdien docked, the Duo 
immediately begins recharging its battery. 
If you buy a special SCSI cable, you can 
connect a Duo Dock to a regular Mac, 
SCSI port-to-port, for high-speed file 
transfers; die other Mac treats the docked 
Duo as simply another hard drive. 

You can add extra memory and an 
internal hard drive to the Duo Dock. You 
can even add NuBus boards. I don’t mean 
you literally, however; as the Duo Dock 
manual understates it, installing one of 
these add-on circuit boards is a “techni- 
cally challenging” business. You disman- 
tle the Dock into diree pieces, unscrew 
two screws so deep in sockets that you 
can’t see them, detach a power connec- 
tor, flip a sharp-edged mass of electron- 
ics upside down, remove two panels, align 
pins in all three dimensions simultane- 
ously, press the board into place — and 
then reassemble all the pieces. It’s a far 
cry from slipping a board into a typical 
Mac Il-type machine, and it’s probably 
a job you (and Apple) would rather have 
an Apple technician do. This hassle is a 
huge downfall of the Duo Dock, espe- 
cially considering that NuBus-board 
capability is one of its primary selling 
points over the not-yet-available Mini- 
Dock (which offers the same back-panel 
jacks and video support, but doesn’t offer 
NuBus slots). 

The NuBus board mess isn’t helped 
much by tbe manual, which omits at least 
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one important step from the instructions. 
There's another mistake or two in this 
manual; for example, numerous instnic- 
tions stress that the Dock won’t operate 
unless its removable key — which can lock 
the laptop either in or out of the dock — 
is in the horizontal position. That should 
really he vertical. 

Unfortunately, the laptop must be 
shut down — not in Sleep mode — before 
you can insert it or remove it. Shutting 
down and restarting is time-consuming 
and inconvenient — ten times more so if 
you use a RAM disk (a piece of mcmor}^ 
that the computer treats as a separate 
drive). Keeping documents, programs, 
and even a System Folder on the lUVAI 
disk, as many PowerBook owners do, 
avoids using the hard drive, making a Duo 
batter)' charge last mice as long. What’s 
nice is that the PowerBook’s RAiVI disk 
remains intact even if you restart or put 
the laptop in Sleep mode. But by requir- 
ing the Duo to be completely off, the Duo 
Dock forces you to lose, and subsequently 
re-create, your RAM disk contents — Sys- 
tem Folder and all — ever)' time you insert 
or remove the laptop. 

The difficulty of installing NuBus 
boards (and memory, for that matter) and 
the odd placement of the floppy drive 
reveal slightly less attention to design 
detail than we’ve come to e.xpect from 
Apple. But faced with the alternative — 
buying a second complete desktop Mac 
for u.se in the office — you’ll probably be 
inclined to forgive and get to work. 
—DAVID POGUE 



Word Processor 



MicrosofI Word 5.1 

PROS: New plug-in modules add icon tool bar, 
text annotations, and other features; improved 
spelling and grammar checkers: additional Installa- 
tion options for PowerBooks; numerous minor 
enhancements. CONS: No macro language; tool- 
bar customizing is awkward. COMPANY: 
Microsoft Corporation (800/426-9400). 
REQUIRES: Mac Plus; 2MB of RAM; hard 
drive; System 6.0.2. LIST PRICE: $495. 




ESS n IAN A YEAR AFFER RELEASING 
Word 5.0, Microsoft has fi.\ed some 
problems in the Macintosh world’s 
favorite word processor and tacked on a 
few new features. The result is a minor 
upgrade called Word 5.1. 

The most noticeable difference in 
Word 5.1 is an optional on-screen tool 
bar, which joins the ribbon and ruler in 
providing icons for common functions. 



The tool bar provides point-and-click 
access to common commands: Save, New', 
Print, and so on. The tool bar also pro- 
vides several timesaving tools. One tool 
prints envelopes, automatically inserting 
an address you select as well as your 
return address. /Vnother inserts a bullet 
before a selected paragraph and auto- 
matically adjusts the paragraph indent so 
that runover lines align properly. On 
color or gray-scale monitors, the tool bar 
(and the ribbon and ruler) have a flashy, 
three-dimensional look. 

You can customize the tool bar to 
reflect the commands you use most, but 
it’s an awkward process. VVTen you use 
the Customize dialog box to choose a new 
command for the tool bar, Word doesn’t 
automatically select the command’s cor- 
responding icon. You must scroll through 
a list of over 1 50 icons to locate one that 
seems to match the command you 
cho.se — and many of the icons aren’t 
exactly self-explanator)'. 

The tool bar is implemented as a 
plug-in module — one of those files tliat 
sits in the VV'^ord Commands folder and 
adds new' features to the program. Word 

5. 1 includes new plug-ins that let you cre- 
ate text annotations (electronic Post-it 
notes) and drop caps. Also included is a 
|dug-in that lets you add QuickTime 
movies to documents. (This is the same 
plug-in that shipped several months after 
Word 5.0.) Word 5.1 also includes the 
improved and debugged Spelling and 
Grammar modules that Microsoft 
shipped in June of last year. Two other 
plug-ins show minor but welcome 
enbancements: the Picture window sports 
a Group tool that combines multiple 
objects into one, and the Find File mod- 
ule lets you restrict a search to a particu- 
lar folder. 

Word 5.1 also includes Microsoft 
Graph, which lets you turn tables into 
graphs. Graph is linked to Word via 
Microsoft’s Object Linking and Embed- 
ding (OLE) data-cxchange mechanism: 
select a table in Word, click on the rib- 
bon’s graph icon, and VV’^ord launches 
Graph, which creates a graph using the 
data in the table. If you already use 
Microsoft Excel to generate graphs and 
link them to Word documents. Graph 
may not be of much use to you (although 
Graph does require considerably less 
memor)' than does Excel). 

Word 5.0 was often criticized for 
devouring disk space and memory. Word 

5.1 is no leaner. The full installation com- 
mandeers 6.5MB of hard drive space — 
about 1.5MB more than Word 5.0. A new 
minimal installation option uses only 
2.1MB, w'hile a PowerBook installation 
option sets up Word so that background 



pagination is turned off, which saves bat- 
ter)' power. Speaking of Pow'erBooks, the 
ruler has a handy icon that shows how 
much battery juice is left. 

There are a few other tweaks in Word 
5.1. The Print dialog box lets you opt to 
print only odd- or even-numbered pages, 
which simplifies creating a double-sided 
document. The file converters for Mac- 
Write II, DOS WordPerfect, and Win- 
dows Metafiles have been improved. And 
die ribbon has a table tool that lets you 
easily specify bow many rows and 
columns you want a new table to have. 

In all, nothing in Word 5.1 is likely 
to give Word 5.0 users goose bumps or 
tempt loyal WordPerfect users to switch. 
Microsoft basically fine-tuned a few of 
Word 5.0’s plug-in modules and threw 
in some new ones. Word still lacks a 
macro language as well as many of the 
best features of its cousin. Word for 
Windows 2.0. 

Still, if you already use Word 5.0, the 

5.1 upgrade is well worth the $14.95 
upgrade price — especially if you print a 
lot of envelopes or simply like issuing 
commands with the mouse. Word 5.1 is 
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a v/\de variety of media formats; easy text 
entry. CONS: Limited transitional effects; con- 
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for self-running presentation. COMPANY: 
Interactive Media Corporation (415/ 948-0745). 
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that burst witli motion and sound, it has 
a disorienting interface and it lacks the 
power and polish of similarly priced mul- 
timedia packages. 

Creating a presentation with Special 
Deliver)' is a lot like assembling a slide 
show with packages such as Microsoft 
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AAapping a Presentation Each Special Delivery presentation 
includes a Map Slide that shows a thumbnail of each slide and an 
overview of the whole presentation. You can rearrange slides by 
selecting the Next tool on the tool palette and dragging across 
the slides in the order In which you want them to display. 



Delivery’s slides are dynamic; in addition 
to words and pictures, they can include 
any number of digitized sounds and video 
clips in the form of QuickTime movies. 
Even static slide elements, such as bul- 
leted text blocks, can be cued to fade, 
wipe, or fly into view. 

Second, Special Deliver)^ presenta- 
tions can be fully interactive. Instead of 
having slides flash by at a predetermined 
rate, you can let viewers control the flow 
of a presentation simply by clicking on- 
screen buttons. You can set buttons to 
play movies and sounds within a slide, 
navigate to odier sequences in the pre- 
sentation, or reveal words and pictures 
sequentially. 

You begin assembling a presentation 
in Layout View, drawing portals, or 
frames, wherever you want buttons or 
data to appear on a slide. Then using the 
Place File command, you insert graphics, 
movies, and sounds into their portals. 
Special Deliverer’s importing capabilities 
are noteworthy: the program handles 
QuickTime movies; PICT, EPSF, TIFF, 
and MacPaint images; and sounds in die 
AJFF, AIFC, SFIL, and snd formats. 
Inserting text into portals is even easier; 
you just draw a portal and start typing. 
Portals can be round or rectangular, 
framed or transparent. In Button View, 
you establish links between the buttons 
and the data portals. You can assign a but- 
ton the Play command, for example, and 
then link it to a portal containing a Quick- 
Time movie. 

You can also apply transitional effects 
(wipe, blend, iris, and so on) to the slides 
or objects that appear within slides, but 
while some basic multimedia packages 
provide a palette of 30 transitions. Spe- 
cial Delivery offers only 16 — and of those, 
several are poorly implemented (blend, 
for example, performs cboppily) — and 
you can’t control their speed. 



But Special Delivery’s 
biggest problem is the Button 
View working environment. 
When you switch to Button 
View, all foreground and 
background colors, graphics, 
movies, and any formatted 
text you placed in portals 
while in Layout View vanish 
from sight. Instead, you see a 
schematic spiderweb of lines 
and arrows representing links 
between the various portals, 
which arc displayed only as 
dotted outlines, The view is so 
abstracted that it’s disorient- 
ing and makes it difficult to 
visualize your presentation 
during construction. 

/Vnothcr problem is Spe- 
cial Deliver\'’s lack of tools for control- 
ling the timing of presentations. Most 
multimedia packages allow you to plot the 
flow of a presentation on a time line, 
marking the |u*ecise entrance and exit of 
each object on the screen. Special Deliv- 
er)^ has no such feature. That’s a serious 
deficiency when you’re trying to syn- 
chronize sounds, movies, and pictures. 

Special Deliver)^ does give you some 
control over timing. Using the Delay 
command, you can stagger the triggering 
of buttons and transitional effects in 
increments of one-tenth of a second. But 
getting a series of screen events to occur 
at the right time is clumsy at best. 

The program ships with a good tuto- 
rial booklet, an uninspiring sample pre- 
sentation, and six graphics files that can 
be imported for use as slide backgrounds. 
A better interface, a wider variety of tran- 
sitional effects, and more-precise timing 
functions would make Special Delivery 
an ideal multimedia integration tool. 
—JOSEPH SCHORR 



TrueType Fonts 



Apple Font Pack 

PROS; Zeal font Includes common symbols 
and labeling characters: 35 TrueType font defini- 
tions. CONS: Packaging misstates number 
of font definitions; 23 fonts duplicate PostScript 
standards; narrow fonts are not optically con- 
densed. COMPANY: Apple Computer (408/ 
996-1010). REQUIRES: Mac Plus; 2MB of 
RAM; hard drive; System 7. LIST PRICE: $99. 




EMEMHER TRUETYPE? REMEMBER 
how it was going to challenge and 
eventually overtake Adobe’s PostScript 
font standard? Well, guess what? It has. 



but on the Windows platform, where 
TrueType represents a giant leap for- 
ward in ease of use. Since the introduc- 
tion of Microsoft Windows 3.1, True- 
Type fonts have sold through the roof, 
generating nearly $100 million in reve- 
nue for Microsoft alone. xMeanwhile, on 
the Macintosh, where fonts have always 
been a staple of the system software, 
TrueType has fizzled. With PostScript 
fonts firmly entrenched, relatively few 
folks have seen the need for acquiring or 
using TrueType fonts. 

Perhaps with the intention of gener- 
ating interest in the TrueType format, or 
perhaps in hopes of emulating Microsoft’s 
success, Apple is only now' getting around 
to releasing its first TrueType font pack- 
age since the format debuted a year and 
a half ago. The Apple Font Pack contains 
33 text fonts plus 2 syunbol fonts. /\pple 
heralds 43 fonts on the outside of the box, 
but this number incorrectly figures in ital- 
ic versions of 8 sans serif and slab-serif 
fonts belonging to the Avant Garde, Hel- 
vetica, and Lubalin Graph families. While 
the upright styles belonging to diese fam- 
ilies include italic hinting instructions, the 
Font Pack provides no optically adjusted 
TrueType definitions for the italic styles. 
This means tliatyourw'ord processing or 
desktop publishing software slants the 
upright font to a specified degree rather 
than emplo\dng a separately designed ital- 
ic font. According to this logic, Apjjle can 
further bolster its list of advertised fonts 
by providing hints for a variety of other 
software-imposed styles, including under- 
line, outline, and — that anathema of desk- 
top publishing — shadow. 

Of the 35 font definitions in the 
Apple Font Pack, 14 are no more than 
TrueType versions of the PostScript 
standards Avant Garde, Bookman, Hel- 
vetica Narrow', New Centui*}' School- 
book, Zapf Chancery, and Zapf Dingbats. 
(TrueType versions of the other stan- 
dards — Courier, Helvetica, Palatino, 
Symbol, and Times — are included with 
System 7.) Five others — the remaining 
Helveticas, the Lubalin Graphs, and 
Machine — have been members of the 
zVdobe type library for so many years that 
legitimate and pirated copies pervade 
every neighborhood serv’ice bureau and 
local bulletin board in the country. Most 
designers and font enthusiasts 1 know 
have long ago tired of these standards. 
Add to this the four Garamond Nar- 
row's — the fonts Apple uses throughout 
its official literature — which are merely 
horizontally scaled versions of another 
popular PostScript family, and you’re left 
with only 12 fonts that haven’t been avail- 
able since the mid-1980s. 
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the 33 text fonts and 2 symbol fonts that make up 
the Apple Font Pack. 



Incidentally, both the Helvetica Nar- 
row and Garamond Narrow families are 
numerically reduced in width. Unlike true 
condensed fonts, they are not optically 
redesigned, which throws off the font’s 
balance. For e.xample, in an unmodified 
version of Helvetica, the letter H is made 
up of thick vertical stems with a thinner 
horizontal crossbeam. In Helvetica Nar- 
row, the vertical steins have been 
squeezed so that they are slightly thin- 
ner than the crossbeam. Max xMcidinger, 
the font’s designer, would not have 
approved. 

Having voiced my objections to this 
package, I must admit it’s not a had deal. 
Even if you count only 12 fonts, you 
are spending approximately a quarter of 
what you would have to shell out for 
12 PostScript fonts from the Adobe 
type library. And while most of Apple’s 
TrueTyqDC offerings are licensed from big 
type foundries such as ITC, Agfa, and 
Monotype, one font. Zeal, is utterly 
unique to the Font Pack. Commissioned 
by A])ple and executed by an indepen- 
dent company called The Font Bureau, 
Zeal contains a variety of useful symbols, 
including \asual aids, planetary and astro- 
logical signs, and arrowheads pointing in 
eight directions (not just forward as in 
Zapf Dingbats). Not as consi.stently 
designed as, say, Zapf Dingbats, Zeal 
nevertheless goes a long way toward 
making the Apple Font Pack a viable 
product, even if you haven’t quite made 
the leap to the TrueType font format. 

— DEKE McClelland 



Page-Layout Software 



Aldus Personal Press 2.0 



PROS: AutoCreate feature builds simple doc- 
uments automatically: Copy Fit command fits text 
to available space; saves pages as PICT graphics; 
Additions technology provides for add-on features. 
CONS: AutoCreate and Copy Fit produce 
ugly, difficult-to-modify documents; templates do 
not include style sheets; no automatic kerning; 
only one document can be open; no pasteboard; 
style sheets limited to character attributes; 
buggy. COMPANY: Aldus Corporation (206/ 
622-5500). REQUIRES: Mac Plus; hard 
drive; System 6.0.3. LIST PRICE: $199. 




Publish IL Easy 3.0 

PROS: Extensive tool set for drawing, painting, 
writing, editing, and page layout; includes 
File-lt database manager; good typographic con- 
trols. CONS: Document size limited by 
memory; no grabber hand for scrolling; difficult to 
position ruler guides; buggy. COMPANY: 
Timeworks (206/628-2320). REQUIRES; Mac 
Plus; 2MB of RAM; hard drive; System 
6.0.3. Recommended: System 6.0.5. LIST 
PRICE: $199.95. 




VERY SO OFTEN YOU CO.ME ACROSS 
an application tliat has a lot of cool 
features — bells and whistles and trinkets 
and tchotchkes — but is missing other fea- 
tures or implements them so poorly that 
the good things about the program are 
rendered almost useless. Microsoft Win- 
dows is a great example — it has some nice 
features, but the eight-character limit to 
file names makes it unusable. /Vidus Per- 
sonal Press 2.0 is another. 

When 1 reviewed Personal Press 1 .0 
in the August 1991 issue of Maavorld, 1 
cited several problems: you could edit text 
only at 100 percent view; there was no 
automatic kerning and no hairlines; only 
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allows you to build publications by clicking on sec- 
tions of predefined templates and specifying text 
and graphics files to fill those areas. 



there was no pasteboard; style sheets were 
limited to character attributes; and there 
were bugs, notably crashing and object 
fills printing outside object borders. 

The new version addresses two of 
these problems: you can edit text at any 
magnification, and hairline rules are avail- 
able (though the only option is Hairline; 
you can’t specify a line weight smaller 
than 1 point). None of the other prob- 
lems have been addressed. And in test- 
ing the latest version, additional problems 
surfaced. Objects that don’t overlap on 
screen collide on printouts; a gray-scale 
scan printed with Personal Press’s 
Advanced Halftoning prints reduced to 
22 percent of size (though it looks fine on 
screen); and the program is still prone to 
crashing, especially when you use the new 
Additions tcchnolog)^ that adds features 
such as automatic drop caps and bullets. 

Personal Press’s greatest claim to 
fame is its /VutoCreatc feature, which 
builds publications for you. All you have 
to do is click on a template and tell the 
program what text and graphics to put in 
the predefined containers. Personal Press 
imports the text and graphics, and 
prompts you for headlines, pull quotes, 
and captions. Personal Press copydits all 
the stories (adjusting character size, line 
spacing, and paragraph spacing) so the 
text fits in the space available. 

But when I use an /VutoCreate tem- 
plate, the results look like dreck. The 
main problem is die copyfitting routine. 
First, the copy you’re importing gener- 
ally doesn’t fit. So Personal Press goes 
to extraordinary'' lengths to adjust the 
copy formatting, and it does a terrible 
job — adding scads of line spacing, for 
instance, while reducing tyqie size to near- 
invisibility (in one instance it set 4-point 
type on 18-point leading). 

Second, the Copy Fit command 
(available independent of AutoCreate 
templates) applies invisible metaformat- 
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matting dialog boxes. As an example, type 
that is obviously about 4 points is, accord- 
ing to the Text Settings dialog box, 
12 -point. That software-knows-niore- 
tlian-you-do approach makes it difficult 
to fine-tune a copyfitted story^ manually 
and is almost certain to confuse and con- 
found the novices this program is pur- 
portedly designed for. 

Third, the AutoCreate templates dis- 
regard vary'ing text elements within sto- 
ries. So subheads, for instance, are for- 
matted identically to body copy. Even 
diougli it imports the character-format- 
ting portion of paragraph styles from 
Microsoft Word documents, Personal 
Press fails to apply those styles to the 
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incoming text or to differentiate between 
the different kinds of paragraphs. 

Though the AutoCreate feature is 
handy for simple things (creating a cer- 
tificate; a fax cover sheet; or a sheet of 
labels with your logo, name, and address), 
it’s almost useless for newsletters, bro- 
chures, and fliers — the documents most 
people will buy this program for. 

Even if you ignore AutoCreate and 
Copy Fit and use Personal Press as a basic 
page-layout program, it’s missing features 
that novice users really need. A page-lay- 
out program that touts its automatic fea- 
tures and usefulness for novices should at 
the very least support the automatic kern 
pairs built into Mac typefaces, adjusting 
the spacing between characters to make 
the type look good. Personal Press 
doesn’t support automatic kerning, so 
type from the program (especially head- 
line type) looks terrible when it could eas- 
ily look much better. 

W^ile Personal Press 2.0 adds some 
new features and strengths — better speed, 
System 7 support, character- and word- 
spacing controls (sans keyboard short- 
cuts), somewhat improved import filters, 
the ability to save a page as a PICT graph- 
ic — it doesn’t address the first version’s 
central deficiencies. I can’t recommend it 
to people who care about the profession- 
al look of their documents. And if you 
don’t care how your documents look, why 
buy a page-layout program? 

Publish It Easy 3.0 

PUBLISH IT EASY 3.0 IS /VNOTHER STORY 
entirely. While it includes a large library^ of 
templates (many more than Personal 
Press), which suffer from the same lack of 
style sheets as die templates in Personal 
Press, Easy does offer the tools to produce 
good-looking documents, and then some. 
Unfortunately, it suffers from bugs at least 
as much as Personal Press does. 

There are so many tools in Publish 
It Easy that it was hard to do this review 
without resorting to a straight feature- 
list. The program offers writing, editing, 
formatting, page-layout, drawing, and 
painting tools — and well-thought-out 
interface innovations — that you won’t 
find combined in any other program. All 
of that is packed into 326K of tightly writ- 
ten, fast, assembly-language code (add- 
on files such as import filters, dictionar- 
ies, balloon help, and the like total 
another 2MB; templates and sample files 
add 1.7MB). There’s even a full-blown, 
built-in flat-file database. 

Easy’s writing and editing tools range 
from disappointing (the selection and cur- 
sor-movement keys) to excellent. The 
Find and Replace commands arc pretty 
rudimentary^ but y^ou can search for and 



replace character formatting in addition 
to text. The spelling checker is fast and 
smart, as is the tliesaurus (Thesaurus Rex, 
offering synonynns, antonyms, near-syn- 
onyms, and near-antonyms, plus defini- 
tions of chosen words — a sigh of relief 
from all writing teachers, please). 

There are tools for case conversion 
(uppercase, lowercase, initial caps), and 
there are special text entries for constantly 
updated page numbers, time and date, 
“continued to” and “continued from” 
lines, cross-references to stories (stories 
can be assigned names), document name, 
number of pages (for “page 5 of 6”-type 
entries), and serial numbers (to print mul- 
tiple copies of a document, each with a 
unique number). 

Type and Graphics 

E.ASY PROVIDES TOOLS I'OR SUITING TYini 
size, line spacing, and paragraph spacing 
in .001 -point increments. There’s man- 
ual and automatic kerning, dictionary- 
based hyphenation, and an impressive 
arrays of justification options (including 
by word space and by letterspace, with 
fine-tuning controls). Paragraph styles 
can include both character and paragraph 
fonnatting, and Easy even imports styles 
and styled paragraphs from Microsoft 
Word. That is where Easy’s biggest bug 
resides, however. 

Importing Word 5 and Rich Text 
Format (RTF) files often causes Easy to 
crash. The workaround is to save the files 
in Word 3 format and import those, but 
then text comes in without the style tags. 
Editing tabs in paragraphs tagged with 
styles based on no style also results in 
crashes. Timeworks promises fixes in the 
near future. 

There are rudimentary^ painting tools 
and more-than-adequate drawing tools 
built into Easy% plus impressive capabili- 
ties for combining text with bitmapped 
and object-oriented graphics. You can 
convert text into a PICT graphic for dis- 
tortion, for instance, and convert the 
PICT back into formatted text with the 
DePicter tool. You can convert PICTs 
into bitmaps, and blend bitmaps togeth- 
er — whether they were imported or cre- 
ated in the program. There are import fil- 
ters for MacPaint, PICT, EPS, and TIFF 
graphics formats. 

While I wouldn’t call Easy’s interface 
clean and uncluttered (some menus could 
be rearranged, and there are lots of pal- 
ettes and submenus), it does offer sever- 
al methods that help in navigating its 
potentially bewildering abundance of fea- 
tures. The Library palette makes it easy 
to choose options without resorting to 
submenus, and to quickly see the results 
of changes by simply clicking on options. 



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Library Catalog Publish It Easy's multipurpose 
Library palette allows you to change many different 
document settings by clicking on options rather than 
going through menus. 



On top of ill! titese tools, add File-It — 
a well-designed database with one of the 
best-thought-out tools for building cal- 
culated fields that I’ve seen — and you’ve 
got what is arguably the best tool on the 
Mac for database publishing. 

Of course, all is not sweetness and 
light. Aside from the cluttered interface 
mentioned above, document size in Easy 
is limited to the amount of memory on 
your machine. Start using large scanned 
images and you quickly run into the “can’t 
allocate memory” message. There’s no 
grabber hand for scrolling around the 
page; y^ou’re stuck with tlie scroll bars and 
various (well-implemented) zoom tech- 
niques. You place and delete ruler guides 
by clicking in the rulers, rather than by 
dragging guides out of die rulers, making 
it tough to put the guides where you want 
them (this version does allow for multi- 
ple ruler guides, however). The only way 
to set the rulers’ zero point is numerical- 
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00408 MacTurbo Plus Modem $75 

06192 MacTurbo 96/96 SR 

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07143 4FG 15* Monitor $778 

07399 5FG 17* Monitor $1398 

01032 M95 Printer $1544 

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INIT Manager Utilities 



Gonriicl, Galehcr and 
Other Innovative 
Utilities 1.0 

PROS: Conflict test feature helps resolve 
INIT conflicts: provides control over start-up 
items at start-up time. CONS: Can con- 
flict with security software that locks volumes. 
COMPANY: Casady & Greene (408/484- 
9228). REQUIRES: Mac Plus; System 6.0.5. 
LIST PRICE: $79.95. 



INITPicker 3.0 

PROS: Loads aliased INITs over a network; 
disables problem INITs at start-up. CONS: No 
INIT links; cannot choose start-up items at 
start-up time. COMPANY: Inline Design (203/ 
435-4995). REQUIRES: Mac Pius; Sys- 
tem 7 (System 6-<ompatlble Version 2.0.1 
Included). LIST PRICE: $79.95. 



EX'FTO COPING WITH UNRULY SCSI 
devices, INIT conflicts may be the 
most annoying problem we Macintosh 
users have to put up witli. 0 he tenii INIT 
usually refers to files like screen savers 
that load into memory^ at start-up. Under 
System 7, most INIT files are stored in 
the Extensions and Control Panels fold- 
ers in the System Folder. INITs aren’t 
the same as applications and documents 
that you’ve set to open at start-up.) Un- 
fortunately, INITs can interfere with 
each other, causing crashes and other se- 
rious problems. Conflict Catcher and 
INITPicker are designed to manage 
INITs and root out troublesome conflicts. 

Conflict Catcher ships as part of a 
collection of five system-related utilities. 



Color Coordinator allows you to assign 
monitor color settings to specific appli- 
cations. Memoiy^Maxcr (functional only 
under System 7) lets you instruct appli- 
cations to grab as much memory' as pos- 
sible at launch time, no matter what the 
default setting. It also enables you to quit 
the Finder, increasing available memoiy' 
on machines witli in.sufficient R/VM. Hot- 
DA lets you run any desk accessory by 
typing a user-specified key combination. 
And Whiz-Bang Window Accelerator 
speeds up the zooming rectangles you see 
when you ojien items in the Finder. 

Conflict Catcher is the most impor- 
tant component of the collection, though. 
Like INITPicker, Conflict Catcher’s 
main function is to give you control over 
how INITs load when you turn on the 
Mac. You invoke eitlier program by open- 
ing a control panel or by holding down a 
specific key when you boot. Either way, 
a .scrolling list of all your INITs appears. 
(INITPickcr’s interface is more func- 
tional.) You can enable or disable INITs 
by clicking, and you can drag INITs to 
change the order tliey load in (INITs nor- 
mally load according to rules built 
into the Mac Operating System). Both 
Conflict Catcher and INITPicker also let 
you define sets of INITs for specific pur- 
poses — for example, you might use one 
combination of IMTs when you’re work- 
ing with a scanner and another when 
you’re editing a QuickTime movie. 
(Changes made once the Mac is running 
don’t take effect until the next restart.) 

Although they share many features. 
Conflict Catcher and INITPicker do 
have several notable differences. They 
both let you choose which applications 
and documents to open. INITPicker uses 
a separate application called Startup- 
Picker to specify start-up items. And 
unlike INITPicker, Conflict Catcher lets 
you link INITs tliat always have to load 
together. (Linked INFFs are treated as a 
unit — enabling or disabling any member 



of a linked group automatically enables 
or disables all the other INITs in the 
group.) But only INITPicker can load 
aliased INITs stored on a network serv- 
er. That way, you don’t have to keep a 
separate copy of each INIT on every 
workstation. Although this trick doesn’t 
w'ork for all INITs, it can be a real boon 
for netw'ork managers w'ho have to deal 
with frequent software updates. 

The major distinction between Con- 
flict Catcher and INITPicker lies in the 
way they deal with incompatible INITs. 
Of the two utilities, INITPicker takes the 
simpler approach. INITPicker’s Bomb- 
Guard feature automatically detennines 
if an INIT conflict is responsible for a 
crash at start-up and disables the offend- 
ing INIT or INITs. But INITPicker 
doesn’t help you identify the cause of 
INIT conflicts tliat don’t cause the Mac 
to crash at start-up. 

Conflict Catcher takes a broader 
approach to INIT conflicts. For example, 
let’s say that you suspect an INIT is caus- 
ing the Mac to freeze every time you 
launch a particular application. You could 
isolate the problem by turning INITs on 
or off manually. Instead of testing INITs 
one by one, Conflict Catcher homes in 
on the culprit by enabling or disabling 
several INITs at a time. While this 
process sounds confusing, in practice it’s 
actually quite straightforward and effec- 
tive. The tutorial in the manual helps, 
too — Conflict Catcher even comes w'ith 
an INIT called Bomber that you can use 
to practice conflict testing. 

Conflict Catcher and INITPicker 
also differ in their approach to disabling 
EVITs. INITPicker disables INITs with- 
out changing their location on disk. Con- 
flict Catcher inactivates INITs by mov- 
ing them to folders titled “Disabled” tliat 
it creates in the System Folder. While 
that’s generally safe, installer programs 
that aren’t aware of the Disabled folders 
continues 



INIT MANAGERS COMPARED 

Enable and 
Disable INITs 

Product List Price at Start-Up 


Change 
Load Order 
at Start-Up 


Multiple 
INIT Sets 


INIT 

Links 


Loads Aliased 
INITs across 
Networks 


Specify Start-Up 
Applications and 
Documents at 

Start-Up Conflict Testing 


Conflict Catcher 1.0 


$79.95 


• 


• 


• 


• 




• 


Automatically 




(includes four 














activates and 




other utilities) ; 














deactivates INITs 


















to pinpoint conflicts 


INITPicker 3.0 


$79.95 


• 


• 


• 




• 




Inactivates INITs 




■'iA' : 














that cause crashes 




% 














at start-up 


Startup Manager 4.0.1 


$149 * 


• '■ 




• 




_ ^ 


Inactivates INITs 




(part of 














that cause crashes 




Now Utilities) : 














at start-up 



• = yes; O = no. 



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REVIEWS 



can generate duplicate copies of INlTs. 
(W^en Conflict Catcher finds more than 
one copy of an INIT, it asks if you want 
to erase the inactive one.) x\lso, security 
software that unlocks volumes at start-up 
has to load first for Conflict Catcher to 
function properly. (Although fNlTPick- 
er w'orked reliably for me, several people 
have reported crashes at start-up, a prob- 
lem acknowledged by INITPickcr’s 
developer, Microseeds. Users wbo plan 
to upgrade from earlier versions of 
INITPicker should call tech support 
before installing INITPicker 3.0.) 

Conflict Catcher and INITPicker 
both compete with Startup Manager, an 
excellent INIT manager that ships with 
Now Utilities (see “INIT Managers 
Compared” for an overview of their major 
functions). For routine INIT manage- 
ment, Now Utilities is a good value — for 
an extra S70, you get Startup Manager 
plus several other indispensable utilities. 
INTTPicker’s ability to load INlTs over 
a network makes it a consideration for 
network managers. Finally, Conflict 
Catcher’s ability to track down INIT- 
related problems makes it a worthwhile 
investment even if you already own an 
EMIT manager.— FRANKLIN N. tessler 



E(|u<ilioivWritlng Software 



Expressionist 3.0 

PROS: Well-designed, customizable symbol 
palette; DA version included; good compat- 
ibility with Theorist; diligent customer support. 
CONS: Problems converting files to Word. 
CO/UIPANY: Prescience Corporation (415/543- 
2252). REQUIRES: Mac Plus; System 6.0.2. 
LIST PRICE: $199.95. 




MathType 3.0 

PROS: Good automatic spacing; of all equa- 
tion processors, has best Interface to Word; 
Windows-version compatibility. CONS: Over- 
ruling built-in decisions can be tedious. 
COMPANY: Design Science (310/433-0685). 
REQUIRES: Mac Plus; hard drive; System 
6.0.3. LIST PRICE: $199. 




YTESETTING MATMEMATIC.AL No- 
tation is such a nuisance that for 
years publishers simply accepted hand- 
written equations in typed manuscripts. 
The publishers would have the equations 
typeset, eliminating most of the nuisance 
for the author anj^vay. Now typesetting 
has been dumped back in the lap of math- 





Go Figure The top figure shows MathType's basic palette of 
pop-ups, and the bottom one shows Expressionist's. Don't like 
the selection of elements? You can customize either interface. 



ematicians, physicists, and 
engineers, who are expected to 
master the Tex typesetting 
language or use some program 
to generate camera-ready 
mathematical copy. This 
would be a great leap back- 
ward in convenience, except 
that, on the Mac at least, 
authors have a choice of sev- 
eral easy-to-use equation edi- 
tors. Two of these are Expres- 
sionist and MathType. Both 
offer convenient palettes of 
symbols instead of command 
sets to define notation; both 
provide precise control over 
symbol placement; and both 
save as native, PICT, and 
encapsulated PostScript (EPS) 
files and export files to Tex 
(see “Go Figure”). 

If you were to survey sev- 
eral years’ w^orth of reviews of 
these tw'o programs, in Mac- 
world and elsewhere, you 
would find one described as 
much more intuitive and eas- 
ier to use than the other, with nearly 
equal frequency for each program. The 
programs are indeed different in style. 
Expressionist involves you in some details 
of symbol placement at the outset and 
gives you extensive capabilities for cus- 
tomizing not only the symbol palette but 
the keyboard and spacing conventions as 
well. The symbol-manipulation conven- 
tions in E.xpressionist are the same as in 
Prescience’s Theorist, so many potential 
users will already be familiar with the 
Expressionist palette (equations can be 
imported and exported directly between 
the two programs). MathType, in con- 
trast, has a more elaborate set of internal 
rules governing sjunbol spacings and con- 
ventions (variables are automatically ital- 
icized, for example), so you do more plain 
typing and less positioning. 

MHiich approach is easier in practice? 
That depends mostly on your equation- 
writing work load. If you produce one 
document with a few equations in it once 
a month, you should probably get 
MathType, or simply get along with 
MathTyqie’s baby brodier. Equation Edi- 
tor, built into Microsoft Word 5.0. 
(Equation Editor lacks EPS and Tex sup- 
port and most customization features — 
you can upgrade to MathType from 
Equation Editor for $89.) xMathType’s 
automatic typographical decisions are 
also helpful if you produce documents on 
a wide range of subjects and don’t have 
the time or inclination to fine-tune the 
output. If you grind out a paper a week 
on similar topics, you can tinker with 



Expressionist and arrive at a customized 
version that lets you work at amazing 
speed, producing equations with exactly 
the printed appearance you want. 

Beyond these differences in orienta- 
tion, the programs compete on an assort- 
ment of features. MathType has a macro 
bar for storing complex expressions you’ll 
reuse. Expressionist can draw tree dia- 
grams with a few keystrokes. MathType 
integrates smoothly with Word and is 
available in a completely compatible 
Windows version. Expressionist can use 
color in equations and backgrounds, and 
has a search-and-replace facility for sym- 
bols. MathType supports Microsoft’s 
Insert Object command; Expressionist 
uses the Edit Graphic Object convention 
implemented by /Vpple ev'^ents under Sys- 
tem 7. There are perhaps 20 such points 
of comparison, each offering a modest 
advantage for specific user needs. 

Ih)th programs are very, very good — 
they’re miles beyond the old equation 
command set built into earlier versions 
of Word and, meaning no disrespect to 
the brilliant program that originally 
defined math ty^Desetting on computers, 
much more usable by humankind in gen- 
eral than Tex is. If you work in an envi- 
ronment with a mixed assortment of 
Macs and PCs, MathType has an edge, 
while Expressionist rewards extra effort 
with more meticulous Mac output con- 
trol. But four years of competition has 
refined both programs to the point where 
you wouldn’t regret buying either one. 
—CHARLES SEITER 



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And now it has the great printer it deserves: the new 
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The WriteMove II comes with ATM7 21 fonts, 
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REVIEWS 



Image-Compression Software 



PicLurePress 2.5 



PROS: Fast and flexible; generates previews 
for EPS and EPS-JPEG files; offers selective com- 
pression. CONS: Graphics-oriented users 
may find It overly technical. COMPANY: Storm 
Technology (415/691-6600). REQUIRES: 

Mac II; System 6.0.7 (System 7 required to run 
Frontier routine); 32-bit QuickDraw. LIST 
PRICE: $199. 




M ACWORLD’S LAST LONCJ LOOK .AT* 
image compression (“Image Com- 
pression iMatures,” March 1992) covered 
seven hardware and sofhvare compression 
products. Since then the field has sorted 
itself out into products from Storm Tech- 
nology, products licensed from Storm, and 
products that have disappeared or trans- 
muted. JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts 
Group) compression is at the heart of many 
Mac developments — QuickTime, Kodak’s 
Photo CD system, and /Vdohe PostScript 
Level 2, for example — but Storm alone has 
made compression the core of its business. 

PicturePress 2.5 is the latest example of 
this commitment: it supports ever)' useful 
storage mode, it has new calculation fea- 



tures for improved image fidelity, it offers 
utilities with practical advantages for day- 
to-day graphics work, and it’s an honest fac- 
tor-of-two faster than version 2. OX. For 
those who would like to follow the mathe- 
matical evolution of compression, tlie prod- 
uct includes the only authoritative general- 
audience manual ever issued on the topic. 
There is the slight problem that the same 
rigorous scientific tone pen’ades all aspects 
of the manual; Storm needs to find a way to 
explain advanced compression options udth- 
out expecting struggling artists to examine 
Huffman tables. 

The PicturePress utilities, on the other 
hand, show plenty of concern for the graph- 
ics community. The plug-in for Adobe Pho- 
toshop works perfectly (it also works with 
QuarkXPress and Letraset’s ColorStudio) 
and saves Photoshop paths along with the 
compressed image. Since PicturePress also 
makes high-quality 24-bit PICT -JPEG pre- 
views for EPS or EPS-JPEG compressed 
files (for quick transmission to PostScript 
Level 2 output devices), you only need to 
handle your files at full size when you’re 
actually working on tliem — stored files and 
transmitted files can always he compressed. 
This confidence in compression is possible 
because PicturePress offers a unique feature 
(part of JPEG-h-i- and implemented in a 
commercial product only by Storm) in 
which you can specify higher image quali- 



ty in selected parts of an image. Fine detail 
and text thus don’t get blurred by com- 
pression/decompression as broad color 
sweeps in the image get squashed by 50:1. 

PicturePress ships with a product called 
PicturcDeCompress, which you can dis- 
tribute with your compressed images, and 
includes Frontier Runtime from UserLand 
Software so you can write an Apple- 
events-based script to compress or decom- 
press whole folders of files automatically. 

PicturePress 2.5 is the sofnvare-only 
version of PicturePress Plus, which works 
with Storm’s PhotoFlash Accelerator board. 
The main payoff in the S999 board-plus- 
soft^vare package is that it puts the board’s 
speed to work in QuickPress (another 
Storm product included in the package), 
which substitutes automatically for Quick- 
Time to improve frame rate and workable 
image size in movies. Ironically for the larg- 
er market of graphics users who simply need 
to open images, work on them, and put 
them away several times in the course of a 
day, PicturePress 2.5 is so good (it’s as fast 
as some hardware JPEG accelerators were 
two years ago) that it’s made the board 
unnecessary, although die board is still valu- 
able for ver)' large (more than 20MB 
uncompressed) images. If you work with 
images professionally, PicturePress 2.5 is 
now the clear choice in compression prod- 
ucts.— CHARLES SEITER 



Computer-Assisted Drafting 



MiniCAD-l-4 

PROS: Fast; complete; 3-D features are nearly 
as fast as 2-D ones; intelligent cursor truly 
helpful. CONS: Complexity discouraging for be- 
ginners. COMPANY: Graphsoft (410/461- 
9488). REQUIRES: Mac Pius; 2MB of RAM; 
hard drive. LIST PRICE: S795. 




- i|j, - ME LAST TIME I LOOKED AT MINI- 
* CAD+ (version 3 .0, Reviews^ July 1991), 
we put it in the first rank of Mac comput- 
er-aided design (CAD) programs. By 
recruiting and incorporating suggestions 
from users (Graphsoft runs lots of contests 
and has an interactive newsletter). Graph- 
soft has maintained MiniCAD-h’s features- 
champion status and has improved the pro- 
gram’s ease of use. M^iercas the original 
iVIiniC.'VD was in some respects the world’s 
most souped-up draw program, .Mini- 
CAD+4’s feature list competes with diat of 
Autodesk’s AutoCAD — surpassing it in 
some areas — and equals that of ClarisCAD. 
However, MiniCAD+ is not the best choice 
for newcomers to C.AD (Graphsoft’s Blue- 
print, for e.xample, is a better starter kit). 

A serious increase in 3-D fiinctionality 



and new features for architects are the main 
differences between MiniCAD+ versions 3 
and 4. The number of 3-D drawing tools 
has been increased, the tools have been 
reorganized into their own tear-off palettes, 
and palette symbols and headings are easi- 
er to interpret. The Smartcursor feature 
(the cursor continuously reports relevant 
information about the drawing on the active 
layer) works in 3-D; you can select flyover 
and walkthrough tools and move the cursor 
over and into your structure in 3-D. Fly- 
over and walk-through are just two of the 
enhanced 3-D viewing features in version 
4. MiniCAD-i- now also offers cabinet and 
cavalier projections, easy rotation of large 
3-D structures in a variety’ of projections, 




Constructive Attitude MiniCAD+4 not only 
offers a full range of 3-D drafting features, but it 
also offers improved redraw speed. 



and (at last) scroll bars on drawing screens. 

Some basic drafting tools have also 
finally been included: there’s now a provi- 
sion for tolerancing in die Edit Dimension 
dialog box, and there’s a chamfer tool on 
the 2-D palette. Wien you create fillets on 
screen, a dialog box for fillet radius appears 
(the program checks whether indicated fil- 
leting is possible). And there are more 
options in line sty’les. MiniCAD+’s new 
construction tools include wall, roof, and 
floor tools; cavity' walls; and walls with auto- 
matic cuts for doors and windows. By using 
these new tools, you can cut the drawing 
time for a simple one-story house plan near- 
ly in half. Somehow, Graphsoft has made 
this giant (a 2MB application) program 
show acceptable redraw’ speeds on a Mac II. 

MiniCAD+ still includes spreadsheets 
linked to drawings for generating bills of 
materials, and the MiniPascal language for 
generating draw’ing macros, but die richer 
feature set is version 4’s main attraction. 
Although there’s a helpful introductory 
video, the manuals have been refined, and 
MiniCAD+’s phone support is the best in 
the business (everyone in the office know's 
the product, and there’s no automated 
phone system), diis product is now mosdy 
for professional engineers and architects; 
and they should be delighted w’idi this high- 
ly competent package’s evolution into three 
dimensions.— CHARLES SEITER 



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Desktop Alternative 



Al. Ease 

PROS: Extremely safe and simple to use; 
inexpensive: satisfying visual and audio feedback. 
CONS: Not smart about duplicate file names. 
COMPANY: Apple Computer (408/996-1010). 
REQUIRES: Mac Plus; hard drive; System 7. 
LIST PRICE: $59. 




ROMP'l ED, PERHAPS, BY T HE ITND- 
er’s increasing complexity, and by the 
need for parents and service bureaus to pro- 
tect their hard drive contents from the haz- 
ards of unschooled mousers, Apple created 
At Ease. It hides the Finder (including the 
desktop, folders, the Trash, and even the 
Control Panels item in the Apple menu). 
In its place. At Ease displays an attractive 
page full of oversize icons — or, rather, two 
pages: one shows programs and another 
shows documents. You click on a jumbo 
folder tab, labeled Applications and Docu- 
ments, to switch from one page to the other. 

If there are too many icons to fit, arrows 
appear at the bottom of the page; a mouse- 
click slides an additional pageful of icons 
into view, with a delightful grating sound. 
How do the icons get onto tlie launch- 



ing pages? You, the administrator (parent, 
teacher, store owner, or whatever), put 
them there. The At Ease control panel lets 
you choose programs and documents for 
inclusion on, or removal from, the display 
panels. You might put only your kids’ pro- 
grams on the At Ease screen, for example. 

There are two puq^oses to all this: sim- 
plicity and security. The simplicity comes 
from having no s)^stem of folders to navi- 
gate. A single click on an icon launches the 
pictured (and named) document or pro- 
gram. There is no conceivable way to make 
opening a file any easier. When you quit the 
launched program, you return not to the 
Finder, hut to the At Ease screen. 

There’s security, too. Because there’s 
no Trash Can, nobody can delete a file. You 
can’t rename or move files, either. You can 
switch hack and forth between At Ease and 
the Finder, using a Go To command that 
gets added to your File menu — hut only if 
you type the correct password (optional). 
Another feature prevents you from savang a 
new document onto the hard drive, instead 
prompting you to insert a floppy disk evQry 
time you use the Save command. 

At Ease takes up only a third as much 
memory as the Finder and is thoroughly 
enjoyable to use. But because At Ease has 
no system of nested folders, it gets confused 
if there are two documents with the same 
name residing in different Finder folders; it 



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PROS: Simple to learn and use; automates 
updating files between desktop and PowerBook. 
CONS: None. COMPANY: Inline Design 
203/435-4995). REQUIRES: Mac Plus; 2MB of 
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OR ALVNY PEOPLE, THE ADVTNT' OF 
the .Macintosh PowerBooks heralds the 
portable extension of the desktop Mac. You 
can now transfer files from a desktop Mac 
to a PowerBook, work on those files away 
from the office, and transfer them back 
when you return. Unfortunately, with this 
fle.xibility it’s ea.sy to lose track of just what 
document is on which machine. Worse, if 
you have outdated versions of documents 
on either machine, Murphy’s Law dictates 
that the latest version will not he on the 
machine that you’re using. 

Microseeds’ Inline Sync solves the 
problem by scanning the hard drives of two 
machines, finding matches in the names of 
files and folders, and automatically copying 
the latest version to the appropriate 
machine. The program works on any two 



drives that you can mount on the Mac’s 
desktop, so you can symehronize files and 
folders between two SCSI drives attached 
to y^our Mac, a local hard drive, and a drive 
across a LocalTalk or Ethernet network, or 
even between a local hard drive and a drive 
mounted via modem and AppleTalk Re- 
mote Access. 

Using Inline Sync is simple. After y^ou 
launch the program, a dialog box that has 
nvo pop-up menus containing the mount- 
ed drives appears. Choose the two drives 
you want to sync, one from each pop-up, 
and click on the Symehronize button. Inline 
Sync scans the two drives and builds two file 
lists that show you folder and file hierarchy^ 
You can view only one file list at a time; you 
switch between the lists by clicking on a 
drive’s selection button. The ])rogram picks 
possible matches between the two drives, or 
you set links betw^een files and folders man- 
ually, which works better. The program also 
has filters that let you automatically mark 
and link files based on a variety of criteria, 
including file creator or type, characters in 
the file name, and file date. 

To link two files manually, you first 
view one file list and click next to the files 
you want to symehronize; you then view the 
other list and click next to the correspond- 
ing files. If the selected file has no corre- 
sponding file on the other drive, the pro- 
gram can copy the selected file to the other 



displays only one of tliem, and y^ou have no 
way of knowing which one you’re seeing. 
At Ease will, if you want, automatically add 
an icon to its pages for each new document 
you create — but if, in the Finder, you delete 
a document, At Ease isn’t smart enough to 
remove the document’s icon from the 
launch pages. Finally, At Ease always shows 
icons in alphabetical order; every^ time y^ou 
create a new document or add a program to 
the At Ease screen, the existing icons get 
shuffled into new positions. The result: you 
(and your kids) can’t rely on ymur visual 
memory of a file’s location to help you find 
it, as y^ou unconsciously do in the regular 
Finder. These limitations, combined with 
having to jump to the real Finder any time 
you want to find, rename, move, or delete 
a file, negate At Ease’s convenience for non- 
administrator types. 

For its intended purpose. At Ease works 
splendidly. There’s no way to lose a docu- 
ment in a folder; no way to destroy your 
data; no chance that somebody will change 
the fonts, desk accessories, monitor setting, 
or other System settings y^ou have set up. At 
Ease is a simple substitute for the Finder, 
hut once you’ve launched a program, you’re 
hack into the regular Mac world of sub- 
menus, zoom boxes, and Cancel/OK but- 
tons. Now if someone would write At 
Ease-level replacements for Word, Excel, 
and Adobe Illustrator.— DAVID POGUE 



drive. Inline Syme marks linked files with a 
double-headed arrow. The program’s de- 
fault is to copy the newer version of a file, 
replacing die older version, but y^ou can also 
manually tell the program in which direc- 
tion to copy the file. 

If changes have been made to both files 
leaving it unclear which file is the current 
version. Inline Syme asks you to manually 
specify which version should he replaced, if 
any. The Multiple File Versions dialog box 
gives you the option of copying neither ver- 
sion, bodi versions, or the current version. 

After the file-selection process, you 
click on the Sync Now button and die pro- 
gram goes to work, copying files hack and 
forth until the drives are symehronized. If 
you click on the Sync Later button instead, 
a dialog box appears for you to specify a 
time for the automatic synchronization. You 
can set it for one time or for recurring syn- 
chronizations. You can also save symcliro- 
nization file choices as documents called 
QuickSy-ncs. A scripting function allows for 
extremely complex file matching, linking, 
and syncing based on Boolean operators. 

Inline Syme is a fine solution for the 
vexing problem of keeping the latest ver- 
sions of your work on bodi your portable 
machine and your desktop Mac. With such 
needless complexity in many programs, it’s 
a relief to find a program that does one 
thing, and does it so well.— TOM NEGRINO 



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Rodney’s Wonder Window 

PROS: Original and wacky; demonstrates 
a variety of animation and graphics approaches. 
CONS: Slow; not especially interactive. 
COA/VPANY: The Voyager Company (310/451- 
1383). REQUIRES: Mac II; 4MB of RAM; 
13-inch color monitor; QuickTime-compatible CD 
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T’S NOT EASY TO CATEGORIZE ROD- 
ney’s Wonder Window, a showcase of 
colorful graphics and animations created by 
Rodney Alan Greenblat over the past sev- 
eral years. It’s charming but uneven. What- 
ever it is, it’s capable of keeping a child (or 
an adult with a high tolerance for whimsy) 
entertained for a couple of hours or more. 

The main screen of Wonder Window 
presents you with 12 icons, and then (after 
you click on tlic More button) 12 more, for 
a total of 24, with names like Future, Wig- 
glelife. Chip & Peg, Birthday, Holiday Fun, 
Birdwalk, and Hamster. 

Several of the selections are elaborate 
and sophisticated; some are not. I selected 
the modules in order from tlie upper left of 
the main screen; the first four — Fun, Fly 



Guy, Spider, and Kiss & Fight — were pret- 
ty and/or cute, but not all that interesting. 
Things picked up a little when 1 moved to 
the right side and clicked on DataShorts. 
This is one of the more interactive bits; you 
get to change tlie colors and patterns of a 
pair of boxer shorts. Next I tried Tooli 
Bugs, which turned out to be a lengthy, 
ponderous, but fairly entertaining anima- 
tion in the manner of a science film — Mat- 
ing Habits of Tooli Bugs — with voice-over 
narration. The bugs are cute little fellers, 
but their stor>^ is a bit depressing (and might 
disturb or confuse young children): the hap- 
less female, trapped by the male in a glue- 
like substance and forcibly impregnated, 
“experiences discomfort” and delivers vora- 
cious “knoblings” who grow up quickly to 
repeat the cycle. 

Some of the modules are just assort- 
ments of Mac art by Mr. Greenblat. Art 
Gallery 1 has simplistic drawings with odd- 
ball captions like “Conser\^ative or kooky, a 
new hair styde can make you feel different- 
ly about yourself.” Art Gallery 3’s lovely 
images tell an elaborate story of a dream 
about a guitar; Sloop, a semianimaled nau- 
tical tale, is also visually beautifid. 

Rodney’s Wonder Window maintains 
a perky, surrealistic mood; its leisurely 
pace (typical for a CD ROM) doesn’t quite 
jibe with its visual vigor. Some parts are 
fun (the QuickTime movie of Chip and 



Peg’s trip to Shapeland, for example); 1 
was disappointed by a few that seemed to 
promise interactivity without delivering it 
(particularly Roadside and Mr. Rotato 
Head). But see “Top 10 CD ROMs,” in 
this issue, for a much more favorable opin- 
ion — my Macworld colleagues deemed this 
disc a winner. 

It may look like a work in progress, but 
Rodney’s Wonder Window still serves as 
an entertaining sampler of a wide variety of 
graphical and interface approaches. I wasn’t 
captivated at first — I kept wanting it to be 
more interactive — but I did like it and will 
be eager to see what Mr. Greenblat comes 
up with next.— FELICITY O'MEARA 























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Land of the Owl An image from the 3D Views 
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America Alive 

PROS: Entertaining; easy-to-use interface. 
CONS: Superficial content; frequent grammati- 
cal errors. COMPANY: MediAlive/CD Tech- 
nology (408/752-8500). REQUIRES: Mac LC; 
4MB of RAM; color monitor; CD ROM drive; 
System 7. LIST PRICE: $99. 




MERICA ALIVE USES QUICICITME 
movies, color photographs and maps, 
text, and audio as a guide to our country’s 
states, major cities, amusement parks, and 
national parks. 

Pop in the disc and you’ve got a map of 
the 50 states, the names of which arc 
enclosed within a rectangular box for selec- 
tion purposes. Since it’s winter, you’re 
probably thinking of traveling to Florida 
(how George Hamilton of you). Click on 
the Florida text box, and a second window, 
containing a map of the Sunshine State, 
materializes. Located atop tlie window is a 
secondary menu bar, from which you can 
choose to read about Florida, view color 
photographs in a slide show, watch a Quick- 
Time movie, and turn the sound on or off. 
To obtain information on a destination 



witliin Florida, click on any of the text boxes 
shown on the map. 

Most desktop travelers will head 
straight for the QuickTime movies. WTiile 
the videos are entertaining, most were pro- 
duced by a city or state visitors bureau and 
say more about the art of hyperbole than 
anything else. Besides, anyone who makes 
a travel decision based on watching a jerky, 
low-resolution, two-minute promo dis- 
played in a small corner of a computer 
screen deserves what they get. 

The disc’s disappointments begin when 
you click on a te.xt icon. The text windows 
provide, in most cases, only a sketchy 
overview of a place. Clicking on the weath- 
er, accommodation, recreation, or other 




Going Somewhere? America Alive's QuickTime 
video, color photos, and text can help you plan your 
next vacation. 



icons within the text window’s menu bar 
doesn’t yield much useful information, 
either — for example, there are only five 
hotels listed for New York Cityt Even 
worse, almost ever}^ article contains egre- 
gious tyq^os: Washington’s 01)onpic Park is 
great for “picnicing”; U.S. history is colored 
by “agressive” ambition; the New Orleans 
Mardi Gras is a “frezied” peak of excite- 
ment. A few grammatical gaffes can be over- 
looked, but it’s hard to take the disc seri- 
ously when there are so many mistakes. 

Wliile America Alive casts a wide net, 
there are some glaring omi.ssions — Walt 
Disney World, Disneyland, and Graceland 
aren’t even mentioned (nor is Dollywood, 
but that’s another story). The 2MB Amer- 
ica Alive program is also a bit greedy: to run 
properly, America Alive needs to be copied 
to, and launched from, your hard drive, and 
it requires System 7, despite tlie package’s 
claim of S)^tem 6.0.7 compatibility\ Fortu- 
nately, a System 7.0.1 installer is included. 

On balance, this is MediAlive’s first 
travel disc, and die concept is a promising 
one (the company plans to release a floppy- 
disk version early this year). For now, 
though, stick with a traditional guidebook. 
Your coworkers would have been terribly 
impressed had you planned a trip using a 
multimedia CD ROM, but who cares? 
You’re going to Florida in February and 
they’re not— JAMES A. MARTIN 



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SlralaType3d 1.0 

PROS: Straightforward interface; excellent con- 
trol over bevel shapes; good positioning aids. 
CONS: Only one light source; characters can't 
be individually positioned; mediocre output 
quality. COMPANY: Strata (801/628-5218). 
REQUIRES: Mac II; SMB of RAM; hard 
drive; System 6.0.5. Recommended: 8MB of 
RAM. LIST PRICE: $295. 




; ' TRATA’S STRATAT\TE 3D WAS AMONG 
. .c ' the first of the new generation of 3-D 
type-effects software — programs that sim- 
plify the task of creating photo-realistic 
three-dimensional text. StrataType 3d is 
well designed and has some excellent fea- 
tures, but it finishes an overall second to its 
primary competitor, Pixar Typestr)^ (see 
ReviewSy Macworld^ November 1992). 

Conceptually, StrataType 3d and Typ- 
estry are identical: both let you use your 
existing TrueTy^pe or PostScript Ty^pe 1 
outline fonts to create three-dimensional 
text to which you can apply realistic-look- 
ing textures — marble, polished chrome, 
bricks, granite. Both programs also have 
stiff hardware requirements: a Mac Il-class 



machine with a math coprocessor (that 
leaves out the Mac LC, LC II, and stock 
Ilsi). StrataType 3d requires SMB of RiVM, 
although SMB — the amount Pixar recom- 
mends for Typestry — is more realistic. 

Like Ty^pestry', StrataType 3d presents 
an untitled window and tools for creating, 
rotating, and resizing text. (StrataType lets 
you work with numerous open documents 
simultaneously; Typestry can open just one 
document at a time.) As in Typestry, you 
enter text using a dialog box that also lets 
you choose a font and select a bevel shape 
to give characters a rounded, routed, or 
sharp-edged look. 

To create a new text object, you choose 
from 50 canned positioning schemes. Char- 
acters can be arranged in an arc, within a 
circle, along a wa\y line, and more. Strata- 
Tyq)e 3d also lets you adjust the size and 
shape of the hevel edge. Typestry provides 
no canned positioning schemes and doesn’t 
let you modify the bevel shape. Typestry 
docs, however, let you select and reposition 
individual characters to fine-tune their spac- 
ing. StrataType 3d doesn’t — you can’t, for 
example, drag an 0 so that it tucks beneath 
a T. This is a surprising omission in a pro- 
gram that provides excellent |)ositioning 
aids — on-screen rulers and a snap-to grid 
(both of which are missing in Tyq)cstry). 

You apply textures in Strata Lype 3d by 
using the texture palette. This floating win- 



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Network Vital Signs 1 .0 

PROS: Full-featured monitoring options. CONS: 
Monitoring too many devices slows down CPU 
performance. COMPANY: Dayna Communica- 
tions (801/531 -06(X)}. REQUIRES: Mac SE; 

2MB of RAM; System 6.0.5; AppleTalk protocols 
over LocalTalk. Ethernet, or token ring. LIST 
PRICE: $449. 




irrWORK .MANAGERS ARE OIH’EN 
thought of as doctors of their domain, 
having the ability to diagnose trouble on the 
network and take corrective action before 
the patient collapses. Unfortunately, the 
first reports of symptoms usually come from 
angry end users feverishly working on a 
project due yesterday. Dayna offers die net- 
work manager assistance with Network 
Vital Signs, a fault-monitoring application 
that continually w'atches selected network 
devices and services. Its full-featured ap- 
proach does more than just notify you if a 
device has gone up or gone down, but its 
performance drags down the vital signs of 
the monitoring Mac. 

Network Vital Signs runs on the net- 
work manager’s Mac. Once installed. Vital 



Signs polls all currently operating devices 
on the network. This can take time, de- 
pending on the size of the network. It took 
Network Vital Signs almost 4 minutes to 
find 541 devices on my network. An option 
exists to monitor only the devices you w’ant, 
but it is cumbersome and doesn’t allow you 
to easily select the devices via a list. 

After you construct a device list, you 
then configure Network V’ital Signs to alert 
you when a device becomes a problem. 
.Alerts range from a recorded voice message 
giving you specific information such as 
“AppleTalk nenvorks have changed” to 
using Ex Machina’s Notify softw'are to send 
a page to an alphanumeric pager. 

What separates Network Vital Signs 
from similar applicadons is that it tells you 
more than whether a device is u|) or down; 
the application can monitor .specific equip- 
ment for specific errors. For example, it can 
monitor the status of a printer’s paper sup- 
ply, or track the network zones on a Shiva 
FastPath. Also, vntal signs can be set to mon- 
itor network performance for most devices 
by timing the rate at which data reaches 
them; response times below a certain rate 
are then reported back. 

I started out monitoring 75 assorted 
devices; diis bogged down my Mac Ilex con- 
siderably. (According to Dayna ’s tech sup- 
port, increasing RAAl or using a faster CPU 
does not significantly increase perfor- 



dow displays diumbnail approximations of 
each texture, making it easy to pick the 
desired one. You can edit te.\tures to change 
their colors, glossiness, and other attri- 
butes. You can also turn a PICT image 
(such as a scan of a piece of burlap) into a 
new texture. To create te.\tures in T)q)estr)% 
you must buy Pixar’s LabelMaker utility. 

One of StrataType 3d’s biggest short- 
comings is one of Typestry’s strengths: 
lighting. Type.stry pro\ddes 18 light sources, 
but StrataType 3d provides just one, elim- 
inating the ability to add backlighting or 
subtle highlights. No photo-realistic 3-D 
program should use just one light. 

As for rendering — the final phase of any 
3-D imaging endeavor — StrataTyqie 3d 
straightforward dialog box lets you choose 
the desired quality and resolution settings. 
Like Typestiy^ StrataT)q)e 3d can render in 
the background under MultiFinder or Sys- 
tem 7. Image quality is verj' good, though 
not in the Typestn- league. 

Neither Typesti*)^ nor StrataType 3d is 
perfect. The ideal 3-D type program would 
combine StrataType 3d’s rulers, textures 
palette, custom bevels, and canned posi- 
tioning schemes with Typestiy^’s animation 
skills, single-character positioning features, 
lighting capabilities, and superb rendering 
quality. In its present form, StrataType 3dd 
is a second-best choice for 3-D text work. 
—JIM HEID 



mancc.) I whittled my list down to 45 
devices and found that to be a comfortable 
level of background action. Dayna’s tech 
support said that the most devices you can 
monitor without noticing performance 
degradation is 10. Dayna also recommend- 
ed that I curtail my use of the advanced 
monitoring features, since adding more 
than the up/down indicator also adds to the 
amount of time the CPU takes to exchange 
data with each remote device. 

Which brings me to my one complaint: 
the detailed capabilities of some monitor- 
ing options (for example, monitoring net- 
work traffic) overtax the Macintosh Ilex, 
so Dayna suggests that you must use these 
capabilities less often. This is unfortunate, 
since the extended monitoring features 
worked as promised, notifydng me within 
the time frame I specified that a device was 
out of serv'icc. 

If you need to monitor up to 40 devices. 
Network Vital Signs might be just the tool 
for you. Its c.xtensive device-monitoring fea- 
tures work well, and the variety of alerts add 
to this functionality. If you need to moni- 
tor a large number of devices (more than 
40) and still need to use your Macintosh, 
you would be better off searching elsewhere 
or waiting for a new version of Network 
Vital Signs; it has the potential to become 
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—MATTHEW R. CLARK 



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Battle Chess 
Enhanced CD ROM 

PROS: Vastly entertaining; effective way to 
interest the Nintendo generation in chess. CONS: 
Sometimes difficult maneuvering pieces in 3-D; 
not a top chess competitor. COMPANY: Inter- 
play Productions (714/553-6678). REQUIRES: 
Mac LC or Mac II; color monitor; CD ROM drive; 
System 6.0.7. LIST PRICE: $79.95. 




; N BATTLE CHESS (IN 3-D MODE ANT- 
- way), chess pieces are elaborately de- 
tailed cartoon characters that act out little 
dramas of strategy and capture, complete 
witli sound effects. Some experienced chess 
players find this grotesque; others will find 
it hilarious. Youthful gamesters raised on 
Super Mario Bros, find this more congenial 
than the austere world of 2-D, black-and- 
white chess. 

The CD ROM version is an even more 
elaborate attempt to make a version of chess 
that will drive kids mad with glee. First, 
there’s a tutorial in which the animated 
pieces individually come forw'ard on the 
board and explain their moves. The perfor- 



mances, from the Queen’s vain and mildly 
salacious spiel to the grumpy declamations 
of the Pawn, are actually quite vi\dd — evinc- 
ing lots of thought to making the chess- 
board a little stage. Once the play starts, you 
are tempted to throw^ aw'ay pieces just to see 
the coolest effects: Knight-takes-Knight is 
good for a stimulating sw'ord-clanging row, 
the Queen’s zapping procedure is worth 
w'atching, and Castles’ coming to life as 
monsters made of bricks is a nice touch. If 
these are ploys to ensure that the easily 
bored beginners play enough games to 
develop some feeling for chess, it’s got to 
be an improvement over learning the game 
from an older sibling. 

The only drawback to the Battle Chess 
approach is the sheer volume of packaged 
hoopla on the CD. The CD has 30MB of 
animation and 45 minutes of sound effects 
and tunes; this makes tlie game rather slow 
(tested on a IIvx, which has a double-speed 
CD player) unless you have enough free 
hard drive space to transfer the program. 
Interplay needs to maintain compatibility 
with PC versions, but the situation really 
calls for the cleverest JPEG/QuickTime 
programming available. Screens, at least at 
tlie beginning of a game, are fairly crow'd- 
ed — selecting and moving the pieces call for 
more mouse dexterity than you use in word 
processing. Finally, the chess-playing algo- 
rithms in Battle Chess are not state of the 



EdviCtitional Game 



Where in America’s Past 
Is Carmen Sandiego? 

PROS: Excellent design and graphics; edu- 
cational; entertaining. CONS: Insufficient docu- 
mentation; high-density drive required to install 
color. COMPANY: Broderbund Software (415/ 
382-4400). REQUIRES: Mac Plus; 2MB of 
RAM; hard drive; System 6.0.4. (For color: 4MB 
of RAM; high-density drive; System 6.0.7.) 

LIST PRICE: $59.95. 




T’S 1752, AND SOMEONE MAS STOLEN 
Ben Franklin’s kite. Without it, he won’t 
be able to discover electricity. How' to avert 
disaster? You can find the villain and recov- 
er the loot w'ith WTiere in America’s Past Is 
Carmen Sandiego?, the new addition to the 
Carmen Sandiego series. Burglaries of vary- 
ing historical significance create the plots 
for this educational game, in which your job 
is to travel through time and space around 
/Vmerica, compiling clues to discover where 
the villain has taken the loot. 

You begin as a greenhorn detective at 
the Acme Detective Agency in present-day 
San Francisco. After receiving your assign- 



ment, you prepare your Chronoskimmer, 
Broderbund’s time machine, for a trip to the 
scene of the crime — in this case, colonial 
Pennsylvania. You can consult sources, ask 
bystanders, eavesdrop for clues to the thief s 
identity and wdiereabouts, and travel to any 
state and any 25-year period in America’s 
past. (Before 1800 is one time period.) 

A bystander might inform you that the 
villain w'anted to thank Pocahontas for sav- 
ingjohn Smith’s life, or that she w^as tr)dng 
to prevent the assassination of John 
Kennedy. But you don’t have to know' that 
Smith was saved in Virginia in 1606, or even 
that Kennedy was shot in Dallas in 1963. 
Broderbund, cleverly, for everyone w'ho 
doesn’t retain large portions of American 
history, includes Gorton Carruth’s book 
li'lj/n Happoted IVbefi: A Chronology of Life 
& Events in Amei'ica (Flarper & Row, 1 989). 
Without this book, the game is a bust, 
unless you’re a histor\'-trivia buff. 

The thief is one of the V.I.L.E. (Vil- 
lain’s International League of Evil) hench- 
men: Carmen Sandiego and her cronies, 
who have names like Claire Voyant, Casey 
Rah Sirah, and Della Kitessen. The search 
produces information about tlie villain and 
his or her possible location. Compiling 
these clues can guide you to the thief’s iden- 
tity and current hideout, leading to an arrest 
and anotlier solved case for Acme. 

America’s Past, designed for ages 12 




Knighthood In Flower The enhanced CD ROM 
version of Battle Chess has pieces act out their own 
introductions. Always-popular battle effects in cap- 
ture are now even better. 

art, probably in the interest of speed. If you 
set Battle Chess on level six (there are ten 
levels of play) and play it against the equiv- 
alent level in Sofnvare Toohvorks’ Chess- 
master 2000, it loses pretty consistently. 
Since the game is really meant for begin- 
ners, this isn’t a serious problem. But if you 
become a serious chess player, you’ll even- 
tually want Chessmaster or Interplay’s owm 
higher-level game, Checkmate. 

As a game combining intellectual activ- 
ity w'itli arcade-quality mindless fun, Battle 
Chess is hard to beat. I hope someday to 
play a holographic version in w'hich you get 
to experience a chess game in 3-D as a 
knight.— CHARLES SEITER 



and up, is entertaining and can even be chal- 
lenging for adults. Fairly easy to install and 
play, the game is clever, creative, and w'ell 
designed. The interface is simple, and but- 
tons and menus are self-explanatory'. Also, 
the program covers a broad range of his- 
torical subjects in addition to politics. 

The documentation is insufficient: 
eight pages cover three separate computer 
systems. Aspects of the application arc 
explained in the documentation, but it’s dif- 
ficult to follow and provides few' concrete 
tips on how’ to w'in the game. 

America’s Past ran slowdy but decently 
on my Mac Plus, but I couldn’t install the 
color version on a Mac II; the color installer 
comes on high-density disks, so you need a 
SuperDrive. (According to Broderbund, the 
color version is not available on 800K disks.) 
When I did see the game in 256 colors, it 
w'as very attractive and included beautifid 
photographs and draw ings for illustrations, 
though it w'reaked some havoc w'ith the 
computer’s color setup. 

While the inadequate documentation 
and the color- version problem may frustrate 
some, the game’s pros far exceed its cons. 
Like its series companions — which include 
MHiere in the World? and UTiere in Time?, 
and even a television show' spin-off — Amer- 
ica’s Past is educational and a lot of fun. 
Hurry'! Ben Franklin and his kite are w'ait- 
ing.— JOANNA PEARLSTEIN 



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REVIEWS 



Note-Taking Software 



Spiral 1.0.1 

PROS: Simple to use; has special PowerBook 
features; expands abbreviations; supports tabs 
and bookmarks; calculates in text. CONS: Prob- 
lems Importing and exporting; no ruler or mar- 
gin settings; no repagination. COMPANY: Tech- 
nology Works (512/794-B533). REQUIRES: 
Mac Plus; 2MB of RAM; System 7. LIST 
PRICE: $129. 




PIRAL IS THE FIRST PROGI^VM DE- 

signed specifically for taking and orga- 
nizing notes on the Macintosh. Each note- 
book file is like a HyperCard stack and 
can have small, medium, or large pages. In 
addition to multiple fonts and sizes, note- 
book pages can include special font st)des 
such as circled words and strike-through. 
Each page can include a single graphic, 
which is automatically centered at the top 
of the page. 

/\s your text grows toward the bottom 
of tlie page, Spiral automatically creates a 
new page. If you add text to a page you’ve 
already filled. Spiral inserts a blank page to 
catch the overflow, rather than repaginat- 
ing the whole as a word processor would. 



Notebooks can be divided into sections, 
indicated by labeled tabs on the right-hand 
side. Within sections, you can select impor- 
tant text and link it to the section page, 
which is something like a chapter table of 
contents. Doing so creates a new heading 
on the section page. Clicking on any of the 
section-page headings moves you directly 
to the page on which the linked text is 
found. You can also insert temporary' book- 
marks on important pages, allowing you to 
quickly return to where you left off editing, 
for example. Odierwise, navigation between 
pages is accomplished by clicking on the 
floating navigation palette. 

Technology Works included several 
features just for PowerBook users, such as 
a Sleep command for saving power, an 
optional oversize cursor, and a battery- 
charge indicator. Spiral is also engineered 
to minimize its use of the hard drive, elim- 
inating many delays while waiting for the 
PowerBook’s hard drive to power up. 

Other usefiil features include the abil- 
ity to calculate numbers in the text, timed 
reminders to save, and autosaving a docu- 
ment when you close it. You can also train 
Spiral to expand abbreviations for you 
(changing every instance of .y/; to Spiral, for 
instance); abbreviations can be as long as 1 6 
characters, expanding to 256 characters. 

Spiral 1.0 hit a few snags in text edit- 
ing. Pressing the spacebar at the end of a 



paragraph sometimes added a space and 
other times created a new line. Lines 
wrapped in unusual places, such as before a 
punctuation mark. Version 1.0.1 largely 
eliminates these problems. 

Spiral uses Claris XTND translators to 
import and export documents. Although 
Spiral includes translators only for Mac- 
Write and MaeWrite II, the program can 
use any XTND translators it finds in the 
Claris folder inside die System Folder. Thus 
you can move your notes into or out of 
Microsoft Word, for instance, or T/Maker’s 
WriteNow. In practice, the translators 
sometimes work and sometimes don’t. 
Exported documents may have lines that 
flow off the edge of the page, or text with 
die wrong font sizes. Finally, because Spi- 
ral is page-oriented rather than document- 
oriented, diere is no easy' way to repaginate 
a document other than by cutting and past- 
ing or by exporting die entire document and 
then importing it into a new notebook. 

Overall, Spiral is a well-conceived 
application with an excellent feature set. 
Yes, I’d be happier if the program had auto- 
matic or manual repagination and if import- 
ing and exporting worked perfectly, but nei- 
dicr issue is serious enough to keep me ft om 
giving Spiral an enthusiastic thumbs-up. 
(Tech Works ships Spiral on a 1 .44MB flop- 
py disk but will exchange it for 800K disks, 
if needed.)— STEVEN A. SCHWARTZ 



Structuied Systems Software 



MelaDesign 3.0 

PROS: Complete diagram-maker for complex, 
multipage structures; loads of convenience 
features for symbol manipulation. CONS: Needs 
more presentation-graphics features. 
COMPANY: Meta Software Corporation (617/ 
576-6920). REQUIRES: Mac Pius; System 
6.0.7. LIST PRICE: $250. 




ACK IN THE L.VFE PLEIST OCENE, 
when programmers communicated 
with apartment-size computers by means of 
punch cards coded in FORTR/VN, every' 
desk in a computer department had a flow- 
chart template — a little green plastic sheet 
with cutouts for squares, triangles, ovals, 
and arrows. A good programmer would doc- 
ument code by drawing a flowchart for each 
small program segment and by drawing a 
chart of overall program flow. And if a pro- 
grammer had fallen asleep in the tedium of 
redrawing pencil-and-paper charts, he or 
she might have dreamed of a program, fiir 
in the future, like MetaDesign. 

MetaDesign is, however, more proper- 
ly considered a diagraming tool for struc- 
tured systems analysis (along the lines pop- 



ularized by Edward Yourdon and Larry 
Constantine in their pioneering book Struc- 
tw'ed Design [Yourdon Press, 1978]) rather 
than a mere flowcharting aid. The range of 
Meta Design’s applications is indicated in its 
included samples. The program easily han- 
dles multipage business plans, electronic- 
circuit layouts, mapping, computer-science 
entity'-rclationsbip diagrams, and language 
parsers — all of which call for carefully doc- 
umented logic and require easy ways to 
group and ungroup symbols in diagrams 
and to show relationships between symbols. 
That’s exactly what MetaDesign provides. 
It gives you a collection of special node sym- 
bols and interconnector symbols and tools 
(with a reasonable amount of intelligence 




Strictly Business Used as a visual outliner, 
MetaDesign can produce multipage, multilevel dia- 
grams In which you can jump between levels and 
pages with a mouse-click. 



built in so diat the program anticipates your 
intentions) for organizing y'our symbol-con- 
nector networks. W'liat makes the program 
valuable is that the most frequently occur- 
ring tasks in diagram-making can usually be 
accomplished witli a single command — die 
diagramingcapabilities have been continu- 
ally refined since an academic prototy'pe 
version appeared about six years ago. 

Although in version 3.0 MetaDesign’s 
diagraming capabilities have been upgrad- 
ed — Undo can now run 25 operations deep 
(die default is 5 operations). System 7 is sup- 
ported (including Apple events and True- 
Type fonts), and files are compatible with 
the Windows version of MetaDesign — it’s 
high time for more pizzazz. Since it’s often 
used for presentations, both in slide shows 
and live on LCD-projection screens, Meta- 
Design now needs shaded backgrounds, 
symbol highlighting and shading, and bet- 
ter manipulation of imported color PICT 
files. These features, while trivial from the 
standpoint of structured systems analy'sis, 
have become standard in the simplest of 
presentation packages and would greatly 
extend MetiiDesign’s impact. MetaDesign 
is still champion at generating austere clas- 
sic flowcharts, and you shouldn’t draw a 
state-space diagram without it, but it’s time 
to swipe a few flashy features from Aldus 
Persuasion or Microsoft PowerPoint. 
—CHARLES SEITER 



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THE DESKTOP CRITIC 



Good for Your System 

BY DAVID POGUE 



■ REALIZE IT’S A LEETLE UNORTHO- 
dox for me to begin this column 
with the conclusion. But I can’t 
risk your missing the point if you 
don’t have time to read the whole 
column. Here it is: If you use System 
7, get either SpeedyFinder? or Sys- 
tem 7 Pack. 

They, like most of the other 
System 7 supplements reviewed 
here, are shareware. That means you 
can’t call up MacConnection to or- 
der; you get shareware programs from 
user groups or dial-up modem services 
(like America Online) for free, and you 
send a small payment directly to die pro- 
grammer if you like his work. (Yes, his. 
There are no female System 7 shareware 
programmers that I know of.) 

The electronic bulletin boards are 
fairly creaking with System 7 add-ons. 
Here’s the cream of the cream; these all 
work for System 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.1 . 

SpeedyFinder? 1.5.4 

SINCE YOU’RE PROBABLY WONDERING 
why I’m so hog-w'ild over this program, 
we may as well get this over with. Speedy- 
Finder7, a control panel, tweaks System 7 
in 22 wonderful ways. As the name im- 
plies, most of these features speed up the 
Finder: copying files, emptying die Trash, 
opening windows, and so on. As far as I’m 
concerned. System 7’s sole draw’back is its 
mysterious sluggishness in performing 
these tasks; no w^ondcr I wax ecstatic about 
something diat copies files and empties 
the Trash twice as fast. 

Many of SpeedyFinder7’s features 
appear individually in other programs 
covered below. To save space. I’ll refer to 
them by number (see “Finder Features”). 
SpeedyFinder? provides features 1, 2, 3, 4, 
6, 7, and 8. It also offers some exclusive 
features, including making your floppy’^ 
disks show up with nice-looking color 
icons stamped with HD (for high density^ 
or DD (for double density), or a strap 
(locked); trashing locked files without a 
peep; hiding the balloon help menu; turn- 
ing balloon help on and off from the key- 
board; and so on. One goody worth spe- 
cial mention: when you select the icon of 
an alias (a duplicate of a file, folder, or 
disk’s icon that, w'hen double-clicked, 
opens the original) and press the option 
key, the File menu’s Find and Get Info 



commands change to say Find Original 
and Get Original Info. That makes a 
heckuva lot of sense; when was the last 
time you wanted info about an alias (in- 
stead of the actual file)? 

Each feature has its own on/off check 
box. The best part is that author Victor 
Tan, a 23-year-old Australian med stu- 
dent, only wants $20 or a postcard — a post- 
card, for heaven’s sakes — in exchange for 
all this bliss. 

System 7 Pack 3.2 

SYSl'EM 7 PACK IS ALMOST IDENTICAL 
to SpeedyFinder?. It lacks several minor 
features of its rival, and one major one — 
Ti-ash-emptydng acceleration. But for Sys- 
tem 7.1 users, it offers an important bo- 
nus: it makes Adobe Ty^je Manager work 
with the new' Fonts folder. 

Otherwise, System 7 Pack’s features 1, 
3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 w'ork great. It’s not as 
pretty as its Australian rival, but y^ou may 
prefer it for three reasons. First, you get 
tech support by phone directly from pro- 
grammer Adam Stein — that’s rare care, 
for sharew'are. Second, if you’re not a 
modem or user-group buff, you can order 
this program by phone at 800/242-4775 
or 713/524-6394. Third, when you mail 
in your $29.95, you get a password that 
unlocks certain additional options. Mys- 
tery-lover’s hint: tlie password appears 
somewhere in this magazine. 

System 7 Companion Pack 1.1 

HERE’S ANOTHER ADAM STEIN CRE- 
ation: a collection of six doodads that you 
can use (and pay for) individu- 
ally. Of these. Super Alias may 
be the most useful. M4ien you 
drop a passel of application 
icons onto Super Alias, you get 
an alias icon tliat, when 
double-clicked, launches all of 
tliose programs at once. That’s 
handy when you’re immersed 
in a project involving the same 
programs day after day. 

Another unique Compan- 
ion Pack morsel is an F-key 
manager, useful if (1) you 
know what an F-key is and (2) 
you hav'e F-keys you w'ant to 
install or renumber. Another 
module provides feature 5. 

Still another, QuickFinder, is a 



kind of mini-Finder, a launching-pad list 
of your favorite programs and files. The 
adv^antage of QuickFinder is that it can get 
by on 1 OOK of memory. If you click on the 
Terminate Finder button, you quit the 
Finder, freeing up a hearty 200K of 
memoty for your programs without giv- 
ing up your abihty to move, copy, rename, 
delete, or launch files. 

These programs are not terribly pol- 
ished-looking, and there’s no balloon 
help, but the modules are as little as $5 
apiece (or $19.95 for all). Or get tliem all 
for $10 if you also buy System 7 Pack. 

Applicon 2.1 

.APPLE PROGRAMMER RICK HOLZGR.AFE 
has written Applicon, a truly beautiful 
program with excellent balloon help and 
customization features, and he’s giving it 
away free. Applicon places a palette of 
open-program icon tiles anywhere you 
want. Instead of using the aw'kward little 
application menu (on the System 7 menu 
bar) to switch between programs, a simple 
click on an Applicon icon does die trick 
(see “Applicon Can”). 

You might think that such a scheme 
would take up v^aluable screen real estate. 
Not so — Appheon modesdy excuses itself 
to the background whenev'er another pro- 
gram is active. To bring the icon palette 
forward, you just point — not click — at a 
corner of the screen. 

AppleEase 1.4 

SYSTEM 7 USERS OFTEN PUT AN ALIAS 
of an item into the Apple Menu Items 
folder, so tliat it’s listed in the 
Apple menu for easy access. 
But adding something to your 
Apple menu is a lot of effort: 
make an alias, delete the word 
alias from its name, open the 
System Folder, find die Apple 
Menu Items folder, put the 
alias inside, and then close all 
those folders. For diat reason, 
there are more automatic 
make-an-alias-and-put-it-in- 
the-Apple-menu utilities (fea- 
ture 5) dian any other kind of 
shareware add-on. 

But it dawned on only one 
programmer that it should be 
just as easy to remove tilings. 
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Souping 
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THE DESKTOP CRITIC 



That’s why AppleEase is great. Drop any 
file icon on it, and instantly that item is 
listed in your Apple menu. Choose that 
item from the menu while pressing the §€ 
key, and AppleEase removes the item 
from the menu, neatly dropping it at your 
feet (on die desktop). Too had AppleEase 
doesn’t handle folder and disk icons die 
same way. On the other hand, it’s free. 
Thanks, Peter Kaplan. 

Alias Director 3.2.1 

IF YOUR LUST FOR ICON CONTROL IS 
unslaked after using AppleEase, dierc’s 
only one thing for it: Alias Director, by 
Laurence Harris (SlO). This program is 
the king of drag-and-drop. That is, you’re 
supposed to drag disk, folder, or file icons 
on top of the Alias Director icon. De- 
pending on which keys you’re pressing at 
the time. Alias Director performs assorted 
alias-related stunts: creates an alias and 
puts it (all together now) in your Apple 
menu, creates an alias and puts it into a 
specified folder, opens the Get Info win- 
dow for the original item, trashes an item 
and all associated aliases (that’s a biggie, 
if you ask me), finds the original item (if 
you’ve drag-and-dropped an alias), makes 
an alias that has no icon, and so on. 

But what really makes Alias Direc- 
tor is that you can specify which keys, 
pressed while drag-and-dropping, per- 
form which function. Not just the usual 
^-shift-option stuff— I mean any keys. 
You can hold down the T and A keys, 
for example, to trash all aliases. This 
wonderful mnemonic feature ought to 
spur the imaginations of commercial- 
software writers. 

A/lenuChoice 1.5 

PROGRAMS LIKE THIS MUST GIVE BIG 
Software Companies the willies. After all, 
Kerr}^ Clendinning’s SIS shareware con- 
trol panel does precisely what some of the 
$100 add-ons (like HAM, from Inline 
Design, and HandOff, from Connectix) 
do: makes your Apple menu hierarchical. 
That is, any folder listed in your Apple 
menu sprouts a submenu showing its con- 
tents; folders within folders show sub- 
submenus; and so on. Think of it: you can 
open a particular control panel directly, 
without first opening the Control Panels 
folder. Or look inside any folder, or 
launch a file inside it, without having 
COWS (Cluttered, Overlapping Win- 
dows Syndrome). 

As a hedge against letters to the 
editor, allow me to point out that Menu- 
Choice, unlike the expensive programs, 
does not give the Chooser a submenu, 
nor does it track recently opened files 
and folders (except those launched from 
the Apple menu, which it forgets when 



you restart). Odierwise, I would say the 
world owes Kerry a toast (or at least a 
check for $15). 

TrashAlias 1.1.1 

IF YOU’RE ANYITIING OF A SHAREWARE- 
monger, you’ve probably heard about tliis 
nifty, free control panel by Maurice 
Volaski. When you throw anything into 
the Trash, TrashAlias also deletes any 
aliases you created from the trashed item. 
That’s it. You’ll never again see tliat pain- 
fully passive-voice System 7 error message 
‘‘tlic original item could not be found.” 

Xtras for System 7 

THIS COLLECTION OF ONE DOZEN SYS- 
tem 7 utilities is a lot like shareware: it’s 
inexpensive and there’s no phone number 
to call if something goes wrong. But it’s 
not shareware; it’s a book-and-disk combo 
compiled by autlior Sharon Zardetto 
Aker. She concedes that $24.95 is too ex- 
pensive for a 1 00-page book (Addison- 
Wesley, 1992) — she proposes that you 
pretend you’re paying for the software and 
getting the book for free. 

Wliatever your rationalization, you’ll 
find some useful gadgets in this package. 
Eight are look-alikes of shareware favor- 
ites (including fully four that automate 
emptying the Trash in various ways). Two 
that don’t exist in shareware form are 
standouts: there’s a slick Scrapbook re- 
placement that adds a table of contents, 
names for each Scrapbook page, and a 
Publish command (of publish-and-sub- 
scribe fame). There’s also a hierarchical 
Apple-menu thing with more features 
than the $15 MenuChoice — you can re- 
arrange the items in your Apple menu ac- 
cording to your zaniest whim, for ex- 
ample — but fewer than the $149 Now 
Utilities version. .Anyway, if you like your 



Finder Features 

1 . Speeds up Finder copying 

2. Speeds up Empty Trash command 

3. Edits or eliminates alias file-name 
suffix 

4. Adds keyboard shortcuts for Finder 
commands 

5. Adds an alias of a file to your Apple 
menu 

6. Application substitution (launches 
Word when you double-click on a 
MaeWrite file, for example) 

7. Speeds up window opening 

8. Changes or eliminates the delay 
between the time you click on an 
icon and the time the Mac lets you 
edit its name 




Applicon Can At last, an escape from window 
madness. Move the cursor to a corner of your screen, 
and Applicon’s tidy row of icons appears, making it 
easy to burrow directly to the program you want. 

add-ons served up in one handy bundle, 
this is a good way to go. 

For PowerBooks Only 

WHILE DIGGING AROUND ON THE 
electronic bulletin boards, I ran across 
some neat programs for PowerBooks: 
FindCursor 1.0 draws a thick can’t-miss- 
it square around the cursor, wherever it 
may be, on your ghosty LCD screen 
(Mike Samuels, free); MyBattery 1.20 is a 
super-cool fuel gauge that shows your 
battery’s charge status, including how 
much time you have left (Jeremy Kezer, 
SlO); PowerSleep Fkey puts any Power- 
Book to sleep instantly, without leaving 
your program (requires Suitcase II, Res- 
Edit, or System 7 Companion Pack to in- 
stall; Urs Calibran, free). 

The Upshot 

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS ALL GREAl' Sl'UFF. 
I’d even advise you to get all these pro- 
grams, except that some of them would 
conflict. In any case, unless you’re the rare 
indi\idual who believes that life is too lotig, 
absolutely get SpeedyFinder7 or System 7 
Pack. If you run more than one program 
at a time, test-drive Applicon. 

Blast from the Past: 

SEVERAL READERS ALERTED ME TO 
shareware disk-cataloging programs I 
somehow missed in January’s Desktop 
Critic, One mentioned Loodle ($10, Josh 
and Nick Franco), a charming disk-reader 
and label printer, which I tried and loved. 
Another suggested Disk Librarian ($20, 
Little Bit). But the former doesn’t show 
you a list of files, and die latter doesn’t 
print labels. The search goes on. m 



Contributing editor DAVID POGUE, author of the best- 
selling Macs for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide. 
1992), is still looking for a control panel that empties 
the actual trash can in his kitchen. 



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HARDWARE 



APS Epson MO 

High-density magneto-optical drive 
stores up to 128MB on each magneto- 
optical cartridge and has 38ms access 
speed. Ships with one cartridge. $1 199; 
internal version for Quadra 900 or 950, 
$1099. APS, 816/478-8300, 800/235- 
2752; fax 816/478-4596. 

ColorGetter II 

and ColorGetter II Pro 

Drum-based scanners scan 4064 lines per 
linear inch, according to company. Can 
scan transparencies, slides and reflective 
materials, color negatives, and black-and- 
white photographs. ColorGetter II has 
10-by-1 0-inch format. ColorGetter II Pro 
has 1 1 -by-1 5-inch format Both ship with 
ColorRight 2.0 scanning software. 4MB 
min. memory. ColorGetter II $42,450; 
ColorGetter II Pro $48,450. Optronics, 
508/256-4511; fax 508/256-1872. 




ColorGetter II and ColorGetter II Pro 



DataShield S100 
Surge Suppressor 

Surge suppressor features multiple-com- 
ponent circuitry that stops surges, spikes, 
line noise, and interference. Also includes 
hard drive protection feature with low- 
voltage alarm and flashing indicator that 
warns of substandard voltage before hard 
drive damage can occur. $105. Tripp Lite, 
312/329-1777; fax 312/644-6505. 

DoveFaxW 

Fax/data modem turns Mac Into desk- 
top voice, data, and fax communications 
system. Stores telephone voice messages 



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in voice mailbox, and logs call informa- 
tion such as caller ID and call duration. 
Also sends and receives faxes at 9600 
bps, transmits and receives data at 2400 
bps, and switches back to automatic an- 
swering mode when complete. $449. 
Dove Computer. 919/343-5600, 800/ 
849-3297; fax 919/251-9441. 




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FlexScan F340IW 

15-inch color monitor displays 1024 by 
768 pixels at76Hz noninterlaced refresh 
rate, according to company. Automatic 
power switch turns power on or off in 
response to computer signals. Compat- 
ible with Mac II video boards. $899. 
Nanao USA Corp., 310/325-5202, 800/ 
800-5202; fax 310/530-1679. 

Model 7150 

Large-format laser printer features 
300-dpi or 400-dpi resolution, 4MB of 
RAM expandable to 20MB, over 60 in- 
ternal fonts, and 32-character LED dis- 
play. Accepts letter-size (8Vi by 1 1 1nch) 
and ledger-size (11 by 17 Inch) paper. 
Two-bin $4395; three-bin $4645. Geni- 
com Corp., 703/949-1000. 800/443- 
6426; fax 703/949-1392. 

MultiRoute 

Router handles up to eight channels si- 
multaneously and extends LocalTaik net- 
works to Ethernet environment. Product 
features auto configuration; simultaneous 
handling of EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 
2; and Interoperability with AppleTalk 
routers, network bridges, and repeaters. 
$4300. Syscom, 408/432-8153, 800/ 
624-8007; fax 408/432-9892. 

Mustek Paragon 1200 

Cross-platform flatbed scanner with In- 
ternal SCSI Interface scans legal-size (8VS- 
by-14-lnch) documents In 24-blt color 
at 1200 dpi. Also scans in 256-shade 
gray-scale, half-tone, and black-and- 
white. $1995. Mustek. 714/833-7740. 
800/366-4620; fax 714/833-7813. 

Perfector 

Universal Power Supply has 14MHz CPU 
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Incoming power and manages charge/ 
discharge cycling of batteries. Also has 
LED front panel. DBB-6 has a 6CXD volt- 
ampere power rating; DBB-9 has a 900 
volt-ampere power rating. DBB-6 
$1399.95; DBB-9 $1599.95. DSK Power 
Products, 801/224-4828; fax 801/ 
224-5872. 

PowerAccess 
96/144 and 96/96 

Internal fax modems fit PowerBook 
1CX), 140, 145, and 170 and require no 
separate battery or power source. Power- 
Access 96/96 communicates at 9600 
bps; PowerAccess 96/144 communicates 
at 14,400 bps. Both send and receive 
faxes at 9600 bps. Hayes and Group 
3 compatible. 96/96 $549; 96/144 
$649. Dtronix, 408/982-9667; fax 408/ 
253-3400. 

Print Bridge 

A Postscript-language controller for 
large-format electrostatic plotters and 
printers, which performs automatic 
sensing and switching among parallel, 
serial, and LocalTaik Interfaces. The con- 
troller has 35 standard fonts and sup- 
ports Type 1 fonts. $9995. Calcomp, 
714/821-2549, 800/932-1212; fax 
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PrintPartner 10W 

Cross-platform laser printer prints at 10 
pages per minute and has 300-dpi reso- 
lution, according to company. Printer fea- 
tures 35 embedded TrueType fonts; se- 
rial. parallel, and AppleTalk ports; and 
universal paper tray that feeds envelopes, 
overhead transparencies, and labels. 
$2450. Fujitsu Computer Products, 408/ 
432-6333, 800/626-4686; fax 408/ 
894-1706. 

ScanPlus Color 6000 

Single-pass color scanner outputs at 600 
dpi; scans images from 2 by 3!^ inches 
up to 8!^ by 14 inches; can scan In black- 
and-white, gray-scale, and color. 2MB 
min. memory. $780. Plustek USA, 408/ 
980-5183, 800/676-1119; fax 408/ 
980-5184. 



Spectra-Com 1496 
Pocket Fax/Modem 

Fax modem sends and receives data at 
14,400 bps and sends and receives fax 
transmissions at 9600 bps. Includes 
cables, AC adapter, battery, carrying 
pouch, and STF fax software. Five-year 
warranty. $349. Bay Connection, 408/ 
270-8070; fax 408/270-0698. 




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Voice Messenger 

Electronic voice mall downloads voice 
messages to mail server, which then 
deposits messages Into E-mail systems 
with voice capability, such as CE 
Software's QuickMail or Microsoft Mail, 
or Into Cypress Software's PhonePro 
mail. Requires AAadntosh II and System 
7. 4MB min. memory. $950. Cypress 
Research Corp., 408/752-2700; fax 
408/752-2735. 



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Ad Lib 1.0 

MacApp 3.0-compatlble ViewEdit re- 
placement; features include selection, 
movement, alignment, and duplication 
of multiple view objects; fast access us- 
ing an Attributes palette to view-editing 
functions; automatic maintenance of 
string-list and text-style resources; direct 
and indirect access to subviews and 
subview edit windows; absolute and rela- 
tive alignment grids; and support for all 
MacApp 3.0 view attributes. 2MB min. 
memory. $199. MADA, 408/253-2765; 
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opinion that the brave new world Is 
already upon us. 2MB min. memory. 
$19.95. The Voyager Company, 310/ 
451-1383, 800/446-2001; fax 310/ 
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Arabesque Patterns & Clip Art 

This collection provides more than 100 
Arabic and Islamic clip art images and 
patterns in EPS and DXF format. 2MB 
min. memory. $49. Arabesque Software 
Company, 415/495-8655; fax 415/ 
495-2951. 

CyberSounds for the Macintosh 

Collection of more than 80 original 
sounds by artist Steve Jones ships with 
shareware SoundMaster program. 1MB 
min. memory. $19.95. Gargoyle Mech- 
anique Laboratory, 212/505*8991; fax 
212/674-3371. 

Dasher Authoring System 

Foreign -language teachers type in in- 
structions, questions, and answers; after 
administering test, the program analyzes 
students’ wrong answers and shows 
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Diet for a New America 

An examination of America's depen- 
dence on animals for food by John 
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PowerBook format, Diet for a New 
America allows readers to mark pas- 
sages or take notes electronically. 2MB 
min. memory. $19.95. The Voyager 
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DriveShare 

Control panel utility enables users to 
share removable drives over an Apple- 
Talk network. Accesses SyQuest, Ber- 
noulli, and many optical and CD ROM 
drives. Supports mixed-system networks, 
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able drive to act as server. Ships with 
Drive7Rem, a removable device driver. 
1MB min. memory. Five-user pack 
$199.95; ten-user pack $299.95. Casa 
Blanca Works, 41 5/461 -2227; fax 41 5/ 
461-2249. 

Expert Office Design 

Office-design program has more than 
100 objects in library, such as desks, 
chairs, filing cabinets, conference tables, 
computers, and electrical symbols; sup- 
ports multiple layers for design organi- 
zation; prints in color or black-and-white; 
rotates objects either 90 degrees or in 1 - 
degree increments; and imports or ex- 
ports objects or layouts in PICT format. 
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ware, 305/567-9990, 800/759-2562; 
fax 305/443-0786. 

FaxPro Access/4D 

Allows 4D developers to custom-design 
applications for multiuser fax system. Lets 
users specify options, such as cover- page 
graphics and text, fax resolution, and the 
ability to specify local or remote conver- 
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2.0 or later and ACIUS's 4th Dimension 
2.0.1 0 or later. 1 MB min. memory. $49. 
Cypress Research Corp., 408/752-2700; 
fax 408/752-2735. 

Ferrari Grand Prix 

Color version of Ferrari driving simula- 
tion game provides control options such 
as a choice between player or computer 
control of shifting, braking, and car setup; 
digitized sounds; multiple viewing angles; 
and the ability to race against another 
player on another Mac. 2MB min. 
memory. $69.95. Bullseye Software, 
702/831-2523; fax 702/267-2054. 

Fluent Laser Fonts Library 2 

Collection of 120 typefaces from 48 fami- 
lies in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType 



formats has added flourishes, ligatures, 
and substitute characters for stylistic 
variation. Standard character sets have 
extra characters for Western European 
and Scandinavian languages and for 
special purposes, such as math symbols, 
basic fractions, and copyright, trademark, 
and registered symbols. $179.95. Casady 
& Greene, 408/484-9228. 800/359- 
4920; fax 408/484-9218. 

CraVu 

System extension provides automatic 
gray-scale dithering on any Mac with 
Color QuickDraw. Allows users of 16- 
gray-level displays to see renditions of 
256-gray-level images, and users of 256- 
color displays can see simulations of 
16-, 24-, and 32-bit color Images. 1MB 
min. memory. $25. Paperclip Products, 
91 8/749-741 7, 800/497-5508; fax 91 8/ 
749-7417, 800/497-5508. 

Just Joking 

Collection of more than 2800 jokes, one- 
liners, and humorous quotations drawn 
from comedians ranging from classic to 
current. Users can search by comedian 
or by topic and can add new topics and 
jokes. Easy-search with HyperCard 
Player, Included. Comes with whoopee 
cushion and mustache glasses. 1 MB min. 
memory. $49. WordStar International, 
415/382-8000, 800/523-3520; fax 415/ 
382-4958. 

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days, and nature in EPS and TIFF formats. 
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Over 60 full-color images for fairy tales 
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ghosts, giraffes, elephants, and rhinos. 
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memory. $74.95. Nordic Software, 402/ 
488-5086; fax 402/488-2914. 

Lemmings for the Mac 

Player guides up to 1 (X) lemmings at once 
as they climb, parachute, block, dig, and 
explode their way through 120 increas- 
ingly difficult levels; includes 21 multi- 
track lemming tunes. 2MB min. memory. 
$59.99. Psygnosis, 617/731-3553, 800/ 
438-7794; fax 617/731-8379. 

MacClaimChek 

Keeps track of health insurance claims. 
After user enters individual and health 



plan information, program identifies what 
is covered by which plan and registers 
different types of claims, such as phar- 
macy, surgery, inpatient, outpatient, and 
preventive maintenance. Handles Indi- 
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for insurance clarification and tax pur- 
poses. 1MB min. memory. $44.99 plus 
S5 s/h. Te Corp., 603/726-7177; fax 
603/726-8818. 

MacDepreciation 

Program that enables farmers to record, 
calculate, review, and evaluate deprecia- 
tion schedules. Uses the modified accel- 
erated cost recovery system (MACRS) 
and allows the selection of either 150 
percent declining balance or straight 
line methods for the half-year conven- 
tion. Depreciation schedule is created 
for each new item entered with item's 
depreciation length in years. Comes 
with ProVue's Panorama Direct. 2MB 
min. memory. S390. MacEssentials, 605/ 
886-2553, 800/658-3899; fax 605/ 
836-2739. 

MacLogin Script 

/MIows Macintosh users to access the log- 
on script on Novell Netware version 2.15 
or higher. Recognizes standard system 
and personal log-on commands; also 
features four unique commands that al- 
low user to display a PICT resource at the 
Mac workstation during log-on, play a 
sound, and synchronize the Mac clock 
to network time; and allow the system 
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on the Mac during log-on. 1MB min. 
memory. For networks with five or fewer 
file servers $169; unlimited site license 
$369. Wholly Mac Software, 702/878- 
3316; no fax. 

MacSchedule 

Accounting program designed to enable 
farmers to record, review, and retrieve 
information on profit or loss from farm- 
ing; patterned after IRS Schedule F Form 
1040. One form enters or reviews in- 
come; another form enters or reviews ex- 
penses. Category items and their totals, 
such as Feed Purchased and Sales of Live- 
stock, are available for review as well. 
Comes with ProVue's Panorama Direct. 
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605/886-2553, 800/658-3899; fax 605/ 
886-2739. 

MyDataBase 

A flat-file database that allows users to 
add, subtract, multiply, or divide fields 
within a record and includes statistical- 
computation capabilities that allow us- 
ers to summarize information across all 
records. Imports and exports comma-. 




tab-, or quote-delimited files. 1MB min. 
memory. $24.95. MySoftware Com- 
pany, 415/325-9372, 800/325-3508; 
fax 415/325-3106. 

NetVantage II 

Network design, simulation, and optimi- 
zation tool provides packet-level simu- 
lation and high-speed performance mod- 
eling of AppleTalk networks. 4MB min. 
memory. Up to 100 nodes $995; unlim- 
ited nodes $4895. EclecTec Software, 
408/461 -2040, 800/669-3855; fax 408/ 
461-2044. 

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Documentation, classes, and examples 
for writing applications In Prograph 
that make use of System 7's interap- 
plicatlon communications (lAC) capa- 
bilities. 2MB min. memory. $49. TGS Sys- 
tems, 902/455-4446, 800/565-1978; 
fax 902/455-2246. 

QuickCode 

Locates CPT codes for physicians and 
billing services; can code for several pro- 
cedures in one sitting. Manual Includes 
information on CPT coding. 4MB min. 
memory. $495. Dr. P's Software, 800/ 
879-2339; fax 417/736-3002. 

QuickFee 

Program calculates anesthesia fees for 
various insurers, helping avoid over- 
charges and undercharges. Besides 
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Savage Inequalities 

A review of U.5. educational system com- 
bines research, firsthand observation, and 
intervievys with students and teachers by 
Jonathan Kozol, a former teacher. In 
Expanded Book for the PowerBook for- 
mat. 2MB min. memory. $19.95. The 
Voyager Company, 310/451-1383, 
800/446-2001; fax 310/394-2156. 

Smart Automotive Manager IV 

Garage-shop-management program 
handles up to 35 jobs per repair order; 
allows for an unlimited number of cus- 
tomers and vehicles; prints estimates and 
allows for unlimited changes; updates 
inventory; allows multiple pricing for 
any part; and tells users If a car has 
prior recommendations or scheduled 
maintenance due. 1MB min. memory. 
$3495. Integra Management Systems, 
707/833-1823; fax 707/833-1823. 

Tapp 

Database of themiochemical and physical 
properties of inorganic and organic com- 
pounds indudes data for more than 6000 
solids, 2000 liquids, and 2000 gases. Sol- 
ids database includes information on 
crystal stmcture, density, thermal expan- 
sion, elastic moduli, and thermal conduc- 
tivity. Liquids and gases databases indude 
information on density, viscosity, ther- 
mal conductivity, and surface energy. 
Also indudes thermodynamic data and 
vapor pressures for more than 4000 com- 
pounds. 1MB min. memory. $395. ES 
Microware, 513/738-4773; fax 513/ 
738-4407. 



lation. 2MB min. memory. $225. Dr. 
P's Software, 800/879-2339; fax 417/ 
736-3002. 

RetainWall 

Cantilever retaining wall design program 
analyzes use of concrete and masonry 
block materials and notes stresses that 
exceed ACI 318-89 and UBC '91 code 
requirements. User can apply multiple 
active and passive pressures, weight sur- 
charges, stem axial loads, and horizon- 
tal point and distributed loads to the wall. 
Loads are assignable to one of seven 
types: dead, floor live, wind, snow, roof 
live, seismic, and soil. 1MB min. memory. 
$195. Daystar Software, 816/741-4310; 
fax 816/421-1956. 



RemhiWall 

The Sales Automation Selector 

A directory of sales software that allows 
the user to select among available prod- 
ucts by answering an online question- 
naire, selecting several specific qualities 
of desired software, or selecting In- 
dividually by browsing specifics of 
software packages. 1MB min. memory. 
$89.95. Bentz & Associates, 717/ 
755-2627; no fax. 



Useful Voice Processor 

Dictation program uses the Mac’s built- 
in microphone, digitizes the user's voice, 
compresses it, and stores it on disk. /\lso 
features automatic silence elimination, 
which means that when the user is re- 
cording and not speaking, no space is 
used on disk. Can store five minutes of 
continuous speech on one high-density 
(1 .4MB) floppy disk and can fit an hour 
of speech In 12MB, according to com- 
pany. 2MB min. memory. SI 79.95. Use- 
ful Software Corp., 508/922-7272, 800/ 
666-9828; fax 503/922-0413. 



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Waterloo MacJanet 

Integrated application and file server, 
print server, and mall server designed to 
meet networking needs in education. 
Common software applications and 
course data can be stored on a hard drive 
of the network server. Spooled print data 
for AppleTalk ImageWriters or Laser- 
Writers can reside on the server while 



awaiting print Users can communicate 
with one another with E-mail. 2MB min. 
memory. $1595. Watnet Technologies, 
519/888-4624; fax 519/888-0340. 



Models Showcase 

Database of models' portfolios has nearly 
20,000 photographs of more than 2000 
models. User can search through data- 
base by 30 different model attributes and 
statistics; compare option lets user view 
several portfolios at once. Model agency 
Information Included on each screen. 
Requires Mac II family or Quadra and 
20MB free drive space. New CD ROM 
Issued monthly. 5MB min. memory. 
$695 per year. Showcase Communica- 
tions Network, 212/989-5708; fax 212/ 
989-8049. 

New Groller 

Multimedia Encyclopedia 

Electronic encyclopedia contains 33,000 
articles with illustrations, audio dips, and 
digitized video segments. New artides 
cover the Persian Gulf war, Cyberspace, 
HDTV, environmental economics, cardio- 
vascular diseases, and the Common- 
wealth of Independent States. 2MB min. 
memory. S395. Grolier Electronic Pub- 
lishing, 203/797-3530, 800/356-5590; 
fax 203/797-3835. 

Sheriock Holmes, Consulting 
Detective, Volume II 

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Two Lions, The Pilfered Paintings, and 
The Murdered Munitions Magnate, to- 
taling over 90 minutes of full-motion, 
color video. Players keep notes on sus- 
pects and witnesses, travel through Lon- 
don to interview case leads, and look 
through background information before 
taking the case to court. 2MB min. 
memory. $69.95. Icom Simulations, 708/ 
520-4440; fax 708/459-7456. 



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DiscLift 

CD handling device picks up CD ROM 
by its edges to eliminate hand contact 
and prevent scratches. $4.99. The Au- 
dio File Company, 602/272-2809, 800/ 
522-2420; fax 602/272-2626. 

EasyVue Mouse Pad 

Mouse pad with clear tracking surface 
that fits Inside a beveled-edge frame; 
keeps notes, Instructions, and photos In 
plain view. $9.95. Microcomputer Ac- 



cessories, 310/645-9400, 800/521- 
8270; fax 310/645-9403. 

Ergo Arm Supports 

Arm supports let user move arms while 
maintaining neutral wrist position. Metal 
ball bearings allow arms to pivot to a 
reach of 12 inches, holding clamps and 
padded arm cushions. $250 per pair. 
BackSaver Products, 508/429-5940, 
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ErgoTech Chair 

Chair has air cushion built into the lum- 
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flates. $695; $745 with articulating arm 
supports: $745 with high chair back; 
$795 with high chair back and articulat- 
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PowerLock 

Steel security device locks PowerBook 
closed; unlocks with a key. Wire anchor 



cable allows user to lock the PowerBook 
to a fixed object. $69.95. Corporate 
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Thumb Lock 

Earthquake safety fasteners clip computer 
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and two straps. For LC $14.95; for lisi 
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Electronic Design and 
Publishing: Business Practices 

Covers print-production guidelines in 
ethics, ownership, communication, poli- 
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estimates and quotations, ownership of 



material, ownership of software applica- 
tions, and copyrights and confidential- 
ity. Written by Liane Sebastian. $19.95. 
Allworth Press, 212/777-8395, 800/ 
247-6553; fax 212/777-8261. 

Macintosh and You: The Basics 

Tutorial introduces Macintosh Finder In- 
terface and provides Introductions to 
Works, Excel, PageMaker, Word, Mac- 
Write, and RleMaker Pro. Indudes floppy 
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Sullivan. 1MB min. memory. $18.95. 
Franklin, Beedle & Associates, 503/682- 
7668; fax 503/682-7638. 

The Macintosh 
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Lists rr.ore than 400 products for use on 
the Mac when producing or presenting 
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software, computer hardware, video and 
sound equipment and accessories, and 
CD ROMs and accessories. Edited by 
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s/h. TBF Publications, 314/351 -1729; fax 
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HOWTO QUICK TIPS 



Questions and Tips from 
Macworld Readers 

BY LON POOLE 



S A TIP LAST OCI'OIJER SUG- 
gested, you can make custom 
folder icons with a color paint- 
ing application — superimpos- 
ing an application or docu- 
ment icon on an ordinary^ 
folder icon — for use with the 
Finder’s Get Info command in 
System 7. Wien selecting the 
custom icon in the painting 
application, you must take care 
to select a rectangular area no 
larger than 32 by 32 pixels (the maximum 
size of an icon). If you select a larger area, 
including lots of white space around your 
custom icon, for example, the Finder 
shrinks the selection to 32 by 32 when you 
paste it into the folder’s Get Info window, 
and your custom icon ends up shrunken. 
If you select an area smaller than 32 by 32, 
the Finder centers the selection in the 
folder’s icon space and the custom icon 
will not line up horizontally with a plain 
folder icon, which is flush w'idi the bottom 
of its icon space. 

You can avoid this rigmarole by doing 
what Da\dd S. Johnson of Durham, North 
Carolina, does. He uses the freeware 
utility Folder Icon Maker by Gregory 
M. Robbins. You just drag a great-look- 
ing application or document icon to Icon 
Maker, and presto, it creates a new folder 
with a small version of that icon super- 
imposed on it. You can get Icon Maker 
from user groups such as BCS Mac 
(617/864-1700). 

Straight Scoop on Partitioning 

TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, MAC- 
Tools Deluxe 2.0 from Central Point 
Software (800/445-2110 or 503/690- 
8088) tracks deleted files, as described in 
a tip last November, but it cannot parti- 
tion your hard drive. Partitioning enables 
you to ehminate the pointless tracking of 
many temporary^ files that system software 
and applications create and delete auto- 
matically. Although 2.0 does not include 
disk partitioning, older versions do. With 
2.0, Central Point decided to focus strictly 
on data recovery and protection. You can 
partition hard drives with most disk-for- 
matting software, including Hard Disk 
ToolPCit from FVVT3 (415/474-8055), 



Silverlining from La Cie (800/999-0143 
or 503/691-0771), and Drive7 fi*om Casa 
Blanca Works (415/461-2227). Mac- 
Tools’ main competition, Norton Utili- 
ties for Macintosh from Symantec (800/ 
441-7234 or 408/253-9600), also includes 
partitioning capabilities in version 2.0, the 
latest at this writing. 

Simpler Automatic Entries 

SEVERAL READERS HA\T: WRITI'EN TO 
point out a simpler method than the one 
presented in a tip last November for mak- 
ing FileMaker Pro 2.0 or 1.0 (or even 
FileMaker II) automatically enter a new 
value in the records you are currently 
browsing: simply use the Replace com- 
mand. T. John Kowal of Houston, Texas, 
obsen^es that you can even make condi- 
tional assignments by first finding a spe- 
cific set of records with the Find com- 
mand and then applying the Replace 
command to that set. For example, you 
might add a field to your database of 
clients identifying which ones are VIPs, 
and initially bestow diat status on clients 
whose business w^th you e.xceeds $100,000 
per year. 

Memory Still Missing 

Q In last November’s 
■ Quick Tips you ex- 
plained how quitting only 
some open programs may frag- 
ment memory, making the 
largest unused block of mem- 
ory smaller than the total un- 
used memory, but it doesn’t 
explain memory^ use just after I 
start up my Mac Ilsi. At that 
time the About This Macin- 
tosh command reports that tlie 
system software uses 3120K 
and the largest unused block is 
6475K (see “Partial MemoiyO- 
The sum of those two numbers 
is 9595K, much less than the 
Ilsi’s 12,288K total memory^ 

(My Ilsi has 5MB of RAA'I, and 
I set System 7’s \drtual memory 
to 12MB.) Can you explain die 
discrepancy? 

Don Caiver 
Ru/eighy Nonh Carolina 



You have encountered another 
B type of memory^ fragmentation 
that occurs only when you’re using Sys- 
tem 7’s virtual memory^ with 32-bit 
addressing turned off. Under those cir- 
cumstances memory’^ is fragmented at the 
8MB point, where memory space is re- 
served for the Mac’s ROM. As a result, the 
largest possible unused block of memory 
is 8MB (8192K) minus the memory size of 
the part of the system software that can’t 
be swapped to the virtual memory^ storage 
file on your hard drive. 

With 32-bit addressing off. System 7’s 
virtual memory^ extends memory^ by re- 
claiming memory space reserved for Nu- 
Bus slots. All Macs that can use Sy^stem 7’s 
\drtual memory- have memory^ space re- 
served for six NuBus slots even if they ac- 
tually have fewer than six slots. Each un- 
used NuBus slot space ydelds 1MB of 
virtual memory, up to a maximum of 
6MB. With no slots in use, virtual 
memory’’ can extend total memory’^ to 
14MB. Subtract 1MB if y^ou use built-in 
video on your Mac (for example, on a 
Classic n, SE/30, LC II, Ilsi, Ed, Ivx, Evi, 
Quadra, Performa, or PowerBook). Think 
of built-in video as a fake NuBus slot with 
a board in it. 

Memory^ beyond 8MB is a 
contiguous block unless you 
place NuBus boards haphaz- 
ardly or use built-in ddeo on 
a Mac Eci. You can avoid 
fragmenting memory^ above 
8MB on most Mac models 
that have multiple slots by 
placing all NuBus boards con- 
secutively in the rightmost 
slots. On the Eci and Quadra 
700, place NuBus boards in 
the leftmost slots. You can’t 
avoid memory fnigmentation 
if you use the built-in video on 
a Mac Eci because it uses a 
middle NuBus slot space. 
Built-in video is not a problem 
on other Mac models because 
they don’t use a middle Nu- 
Bus slot space for it. 

To eliminate fragmenta- 
tion of extended memory on 
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all models, turn on 32-bit addressing. 
Then the ROM and the NuBus slots 
use memory space above 1 gigabyte 
(1024MB), and virtual memory doesn’t 
use NuBus slot space to extend memor)^ 

Amortization Table 

Q How can I make a loan amortiza- 
m tion table with ClarisWorks on 
my Macintosh LC? 

Bob Kui'zm 
Waynesville, North Carolina 

A The spreadsheet showm in “Loan 
n Amortization Table” calculates 
the regular pajonent after you enter the 
principal, annual interest rate, length of 
die loan in years, and number of payments 
per year. You also enter the date of the 
first pa)aiient. Then for each pa>anent the 
spreadsheet tabulates the payment date, 
beginning balance, interest paid, principal 
paid, ending balance, and cumulative in- 
terest. To create this spreadsheet, follow 
these steps. 

1. Format columns and cells as follows: 

■ Column B — use general number 
format with center alignment. 

■ Colunui C — choose die style of date 
you prefer. 



■ Columns D, E, F, G, and H — fixed 
decimal numbers with a precision of 2. 

■ D^l — currency with a precision of 0. 

■ D5 — percent with a precision of 2. 

■ D6 and D7 — general numbers. 

■ D8 — any style of date. 

■ D9 — currency widi a precision of 2. 

■ DIO — general number. 

2. Enter formulas as follow's: 

- D9=-PMT(D5/D7,D10,D4) 

- D10=D6*D7 

- B14=l 

■ C14=D8 

■ D14=D4 

• E14=SDS5/SD$7*D14 

- F14=IF(SD$10>=B14,$D$9-EI4,0) 

- G14=D14-F14 

- H14=E14 

■ B15=UB14 

- C15 = IF(SD$lO> = B15, 
C 14+CI-IOOSE(MONTH(C 1 4),3 1 , 
I F(YEAR(C 1 4)/4<>INT(YEAR(C 1 4) 
/4), 28,29), 3 1,30,3 1,30,3 1,3 1,30,3 1,30,3 1), 

- D15=IF(SD$10>=B15,G14,0) 

■ E15=SDS5/SD$7*D15 

• F15=IF(SD$10>=B15,$D$9-E15,0) 

• G15=D15-F15 

- H15=H14+E15 

3. Fill down between cells 



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Partial AAemory Right after starting up with System 7's vir- 
tual memory on, System Software plus Largest Unused Block add 
up to less than Total Memory If 32-blt addressing is turned off. In 
this case, Largest Unused Block is just a fragment of the total 
unused memory. 



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B15 and HI 5 dirougli die 
rows for which you want to 
have loan details tabulated. It 
doesn’t matter if you fill down 
more rows than the number of 
payiuents die loan requires be- 
cause die IF functions in rows 
C, D, and E stop the tabula- 
tions at the row’ containing the 
last payment. The formula for 
column C calculates payment 
dates by adding the number of 
days in the month to die date 
of the previous payment. This 
formula takes leap years into 
account (for the years between 
1904 and 2199). 

4. Enter values (principal, 
interest rate, term, payment 
periods per year, and start 
date) in cells D4, D5, D6, D7, 
and D8. 

What Scripts Are 

Q I write scripts for Hy- 
n perCard and have seen 
the term scripting used with 
odier applications. Is it the 
same? If not, wdiat does the 
term mean? 



Loan Amortization Table You enter the particulars of a loan 
and this spreadsheet calculates the payment amount and tabu- 
lates the loan's amortization, payment by payment. 



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Consider these 
facts: 

The U.S. has the highest: 

• percentage of the 
population living In 
poverty 

• Illiteracy rate 

• Infant mortality rate 

• percentage of population 
In prison of any 
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• Includes DialerDA'" personal telephone directory, FREE 

• Easy to configure and Installs through ADB port. 

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A Just as a HyperCard script in- 
a striicts the computer to perform 
a task in a predictable, repeatable man- 
ner, so do die scripts and macros created 
in other applications. Although various 
types of scripts and macros have the 
same basic objective — automated control 
of the computer — they are not inter- 
changeable. You can’t write a Claris 
HyperCard script and have Resolve or 
Microsoft Excel execute it because each 
scriptable application has its own script- 
ing or macro language. 

Regardless of dieir individual vocabu- 
laries and syntaxes, most scripting and 
macro languages use similar types of in- 
structions. They also share common pro- 
gramming principles; these include using 
variables and controlling the order in 
which instructions are performed. If you 
know how to write scripts or macros in 
one language, you can learn a second lan- 
guage more quickly and easily than you 
learned the first. 

Some scripting and macro languages 
do not fit the common mold. For ex- 
ample, all FileAdaker Pro scripts consist 
solely of steps that transform a database 
from one state (such as sorted by name) 
to another state (such as sorted by zip 
code) without the use of variables and 
control instructions. The macro utility 
QuicKeys (from CE Software, 800/523- 
7638 or 515/224-1995) simply mimics the 
actions of a computer user by clicking 
buttons, choosing menu commands, tjq)- 
ing, and so on. 

Not only can you script individual 
applications, but you can also control a 
number of applications with scripting and 
macro tools that send and receive mes- 
sages called Apple events. Apple intro- 
duced Apple events with System 7 as a 
means of interapplication communication 
(lAC). Most applications tliat have been 
released or upgraded since System 7 came 
out recognize at least the basic four Apple 
events — open application, open docu- 
ment, print document, and quit applica- 
tion. Beyond these four basic Apple- 
events messages, Apple recommends that 
application programs understand another 
two dozen messages. They encompass ac- 
tions and objects almost all programs have 
in common, such as close, save, undo, 
redo, cut, copy, and paste. Some programs 
with related capabilities recognize addi- 
tional sets of Apple-events messages. For 
example, word processors may understand 
messages about text manipulation, and 
draw programs may understand messages 
about graphics manipulation. Program 
developers can also define personal mes- 
sages that only their own applications can 
understand. 
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Into a numeric powerhouse, with powerful 
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• Interchangeable and "enter" keys 

• New desk accessory, lOKey Tape, 
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HyperCard 2.1 scripts and QuicKeys 
2.5 macros can control otiicr programs by 
sending Apple events. Frontier from 
UserLand (800/845-1772 or 415/325- 
5700) is a tool for creating and editing 
systemwide scripts, and Simple Software 
(415/381-2650) has a point-and-click 
systemwide scripting tool called Control 
Tower. A|)ple also has its own universal 
scripting language, AppleScript, under 
development. 

Damage Recovery 

Microsoft Word’s Find File com- 
mand, which allows you to search 
your hard drive from within Word using 
a variety^ of search criteria, is a great ad- 
dition to version 5. But you can also use 
Find File to recover information from 
damaged Word files. 

\ATien I saved a Claris Works file in 
Word format and then tried to open the 
converted file in Word, my sy^stem locked 
up. I tried opening the converted file with 
ClarisWorks but was informed that I had 
an unexpected end-of-file error. So I had 
W^ord’s Find File command find the con- 
verted file. Altliough Word reported a file 
error message, the fiill text appeared in the 
Contents section of the Find command’s 
dialog box. I selected all the text, copied 
it to the Clipboard, pasted it into a new 
file, and saved that without error. 

Neii Parkci' 

SwnmcrlamU British Cohwibia, Canada 

Whenever you convert from one file type to an- 
other, it's always a good idea to use a different file 
name. If anything goes wrong, you can still open 
the original, unconverted file.— L.P. 

Personal LaserWriter LS RAM 

Wlien printing complex legal-size 
documents with my Personal 
LaserW^riter LS, I had to settle for a huge 
margin — about one inch. I investigated 
upgrading the printer’s memory, and af- 
ter several Mac dealers told me it couldn’t 
he done (despite die manual saying it can), 
I finally found the scoop. You simply drop 
four 256K DRAM chips (100ns or faster) 
into the appropriate sockets and move a 
well-marked jumper. DR/\M chips are not 
SIMMs, just single chips diat cost $4 to $8 
each. Simple enough to do at home, the 
installation takes an LS from 0.5MB to 
I MB. Dealers don’t do the upgrade be- 
cause Apple doesn’t list a part number for 
DRAM chips. 

Before I could decide whedier to buy 
the extra memory, however, I got the 
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HOW TO GETTING STARTED 



Word Processing with 
Style Sheets 

BY JIM H E I D 



KITING IS ONLY PART 
of what you do with a 
word processor. The 
other part is format- 
ting — choosing fonts, 
adjusting margins and 
line spacing, setting 
tabs. It’s the manual la- 
bor that can make you 
feel more like a n^Deset- 
ter than a writer. 

WTiat’s frustrating 
about formatting is that so much of it is 
repetitive: 12 -point Helvetica headings, 
10-point Times body text, and back again. 
Maybe you also have an extra line space 
above the headings, or you center the 
headings over justified body text. Switch- 
ing between these formats as you create a 
document means trip after trip to the 
menu bar and through the same old dia- 
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popular word processors — Microsoft 
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T/Maker’s WriteNow 3.0 — pro\ude fea- 
tures that let you automate repetitive for- 
matting chores by creating style sheets, or 
styles for short. A style is a collection of 
formatting settings — font, point size, line 
spacing, tabs, margins, borders, and 
more — stored under a single name, such 
as heading or body text. If you create a style 
for those centered 12 -point bold Helve- 
tica headings, you can turn selected text 
into a heading with one mouse-click or 
keystroke. Styles let you leap tall format- 
ting tasks in a single bound. 

Besides allowing you to quickly apply 
complex formats, styles make reformat- 
ting easier. If you decide your headings 
would look better in 14-point ITC Book- 
man itahc, just change the description of 
the heading style, and all headings change 
instandy — no need to scroll dirough the 
document and manually change each one. 
You can even tell your word processor to 
switch from one style to another when 
you end a paragraph. 

All this automation has other benefits. 
Styles help ensure that a long document 
has a consistent appearance, even if you 
redesign it in midstream. You can format 
text with your word processor and then 



bring that text — and its styles — into a 
desktop publishing program such as Aldus 
PageMaker or QuarkXPress. If you need 
to reformat text after importing it, you can 
redefine the appropriate styles right there. 

As with any customizing task, defining 
styles is one of those jobs where some up- 
front work simplifies life in the long run. 
So why do so many people ignore tlieir 
program’s style features? One reason may 
be the initial setup time — even a minute of 
advance planning is too much for some 
folks. But another reason may be that 
styles seem complicated. They aren’t, 
especially if you start witii the basics. 

The Elements of Styles 

A ICEY TO UNDERSTANDING HOW STYLES 
work is to remember the two basic kinds 
of formatting you can perform in any 
word processor: character-level and para- 
graph-level formatting. WTien you change 
a word from, say, bold to italic, you’re for- 
matting at die character level. Wlien you 
change indents, tabs, or line spacing, 
you’re formatting at the paragraph level. 
And to a word processor, a paragraph is 
any^Iiing that is surrounded by carriage re- 
turns (see “Paragraphs Illustrated”). 

The Style features in Microsoft Word, 
WordPerfect, and WriteNow operate on 
the paragraph level; in these 
programs, when you define a 
style it stores not only font and 
type size, but also line spacing, 
indents, tabs, and other for- 
matting attributes that can ap- 
ply to paragraphs. WriteNow 
also provides character-level 
styles that store only font, size, 
and type-style infonnation. I’ll 
spotlight some advantages of 
this approach later. 

The easiest way to create a 
Style in any of tiiese programs 
is to format a paragraph as de- 
sired, including any special 
margin indents, tabs, or line 
spacing settings, then define a 
style that holds the formatting. 

Be sure to select the text whose 
formatting you want to store. 

How to: Word If the ruler 
isn’t visible, choose Ruler from 



the View menu. Click once within the 
ruler’s style pop-up menu, then type a 
name for the new style (see “Creating a 
Style”). Press the return key and click on 
Define to confirm the new style. 

How to: WordPerfect Choose Styles 
from the Layout menu and then choose 
New. Type a name of up to 20 characters 
for the new style. You can also type an 
optional description to remind you of the 
style’s purpose. The Preserv^e pop-up 
menu lets you choose to store only char- 
acter formatting (the Attributes option — 
the default), only ruler settings (the For- 
matting option), or both. Choose the 
option you want, then click on New. 

How to: WriteNow Choose New 
from the Custom menu’s Paragraph 
Styles submenu. (You can also choose 
New Paragraph Style from the paragraph 
style pop-up menu at the bottom of 
WriteNow’s document window; this pop- 
up appears only if you’ve already defined 
at least one style for the document.) Type 
a name for the new style and click on OK. 

Applying a Style 

ONCE YOU DEFINE A STYLE, YOU CAN 
apply it to existing text or to new text that 
you type. Applying a style is no different 
from choosing a font or some other for- 
matting command: if you’re 
reformatting existing te.xt, se- 
lect the text first; if you’re typ- 
ing new text, place the inser- 
tion point where you want the 
text to appear and then apply 
the Style. 

How to: Word Choose 
the desired style from the 
ruler’s style pop-up. If you 
don’t want to use the ruler, 
you can apply a style from the 
keyboard: press §€-shift-S, t)q)e 
part or all of the style’s name, 
and press return. 

How to: WordPerfect 
Choose the desired style from 
the Layout menu’s Styles 
submenu. 

How to: WriteNow Choose 
the style you want from the 
Paragraph Styles pop-up menu. 
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GETTING STARTED 



Easier Ways to Apply Styles 

CREATE A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT FOR A 
Style or add it to a menu. 

How to: Word Word lets you define 
§€-key shortcuts for styles and add styles 
to the Work menu. To create a keyboard 
shortcut, be sure the ruler is visible, then 
press §S-option-+ (the plus sign on the 
number keypad, not the one next to the 
delete key; if you don’t have a number 
keypad, choose Commands from the 
Tools menu, select the Assign to Key 
command, and click on Do It). The 
mouse pointer turns into a symbol. 
Choose a style from the ruler’s style pop- 
up and Word asks you to type the key- 
stroke you want to use to summon that 
Style. T)y)e the keystroke, using the §€ key 
along with any other desired modifier keys 
(control, option, shift). If that keystroke is 
already assigned to a different command. 
Word asks if you want to reassign it. Click 
on OK if you do; otherwise, cancel and 
think up a different keystroke. 

To add a style to Word’s Work menu, 
press §€-option-+ (the plus key next to the 
delete key), then choose the desired style 
from the ruler’s style pop-up. 

How to: WordPerfect WordPerfect 
automatically adds styles to its Styles sub- 
menu. To create a keyboard shortcut for 
a style, choose Edit from the Styles sub- 
menu and select the desired style. In the 
Keystrokes area, click on die Assign but- 
ton and then type the keystroke. If you 
don’t want the styde to appear in die Styles 
submenu, uncheck the Show Style in 
Menu box. When you’ve finished defining 
shortcuts, click on Done. 

How to: WriteNow WriteNow auto- 
matically lists styles in its Paragraph Styles 
submenu. WriteNow doesn’t let you build 
your own keystroke sequence as a styde 



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Paragraphs Illustrated To a word processor, any 
text surrounded by carriage returns (generated by 
pressing the return key) is a paragraph. A carriage 
return on a blank line by itself is also considered a para- 
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and Explanation. They are linked to each other with the 
next-style option — pressing return after typing a para- 
graph formatted with the Step style automatically 
switches to the Explanation style. 



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Creating a Style Top: Click in the Word ruler's style 
box and then type a name for the style. Type a comma 
to add an optional abbreviation — handy for applying 
style names with the keyboard. Middle: WordPerfect's 
New Style dialog box lets you add an optional description 
of the style's purpose or revision history. Bottom: Write- 
Now's Paragraph Style dialog box lists the new styles 
fonnatting attributes. 



shortcut, but provides 1 1 predefined K- 
key sequences to choose from. To assign 
one of these shortcuts to a style, choose 
Edit/Delete Styde from the Custom menu, 
and double-click on the desired style. 
Choose a key combination from the 
Key pop-up menu and click on OK. 



Next Style: Instant Style Switching 

NOR.MALLY, VVTIEN YOU BEGIN A NEW 
paragraph, your word processor applies 
the current style to the new paragraph. 
But what if you frequently switch format- 
ting from one paragraph to the next? In 
a manual, you might alternate between 
bold step-by-step instructions and plain- 
te.xt explanations of each step (see “Next 
Style”). In a newsletter or book, you might 
switch from headings in one font to body 
text in another. You can automatically 
switch to a different style when you end a 
paragraph by defining a ?jext style (called 
a linked style in WordPerfect). 

Not only can you define a next style 
for a style tliat you’ve already created, but 
in all three programs, you can also specify 
a next style when creating a new style. In 
eitlier case, before defining a ne.xt styde, 
first create the style that you’ll be switch- 
ing to — ^you can’t specify a next style if the 
ne.xt Style doesn’t yet exist. 

How to: Word Choose Style from 
the Fonnat menu and then select tlie style 
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for which you want to define a next style. 
Use the Next Style pop-up menu to 
choose the style you want to switch to. 
Click on Define, then on Close. If you 
want to override the next style, press §€- 
return to start a new paragraph. When 
you press ^-return, Word applies die cur- 
rent Style to the new paragraph instead of 
switching to the next style. 

How to: WordPerfect Choose Edit 
from the Styles submenu (Layout menu), 
then select the style for which you want to 
define a next style. Choose the next style 
from the Link To pop-up menu, then 
click on Done. Unlike Word and W’rite- 
Now, WordPerfect doesn’t switch to the 
next Style w'hen you press return. To call 
up the next style, end a paragraph by 
pressing the enter key instead. 

How to: WrIteNow Choose Edit/De- 
lete Style from the Custom menu, then 
double-click on the style for which you 
want to define a next styde. Choose the 
desired next style from the Next Para- 
graph Use pop-up menu, then click on 
OK To override the next style when end- 
ing a paragraph, press option-return. 

Basing One Style on Another 

A UTELL-DESIGNED DOCUMENT MAY 
have many different elements — headings, 
body text, sidebars, tables — but most ele- 
ments share some common formatting. 
You might, for e.xample, use Palatino Bold 
for headings and plain Palatino for body 
text, headers, and footers. WTien defining 
styles, you can base numerous styles on 
one base style that reflects the bulk of the 
formatting infonnation. If you need to do 
a major redesign — say, switching from the 
Palatino font family to Futura — ^you can 
simply change the base style. 

All three programs provide a base 
style that they apply to text unless you 
specify a different style. In Word and 
WordPerfect, this base style is called Nor- 
vtal. In WriteNow, it’s called Body Style. 
All three programs also provide pre- 
defined styles for headers, footers, foot- 
notes, and other parts of a document. In 
Word and WriteNow, these predefined 
styles are based on the Normal or Body 
Text styles, respectively. By modifying 
those base styles, you can change the ap- 
pearance of headers, footers, and other 
elements, too. 

How to: Word To redefine the Nor- 
mal style, choose Style from die Fomiat 
menu, and then select the Nonnal style. 
Use the ruler or the commands in the 
Font and Format menus to change die 
formatting as desired. Click on Define, 
then on Close. 

To change a style’s base style, choose 
Style and then select the style for which 
you want to define a new base. Choose the 



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Overriding Styles Each program tells you when 
you've overridden a style with some manual format- 
ting. Top: Word's plus sign and ellipsis. Middle: Word- 
Perfect's italicized style name. Bottom: WriteNow's plus 
sign plus ruler- and character-formatting icons. 



desired base style from the Based On pop- 
up menu, then click on Define. For ex- 
ample, say you have a style named Sub- 
head that’s based on a style named Head. 
If you want to base Subhead on Normal 
instead, choose the Style command, select 
Subhead, and then select Normal from 
the Based On pop-up menu. (Whew — 
now you know why many people don’t use 
Style sheets.) 

How to: WordPerfect Choose Edit 
from the Styles submenu (Layout menu), 
then double-click on the Normal styde. 
Specify the desired formatting, and then 
close the Normal styde window. If you 
want to base the header, footer, footnote, 
or any other element styles on the Nor- 
mal style, edit each styde and choose Nor- 
mal from the Based On pop-up menu. 

How to: WriteNow Choose Edit/De- 
lete Style from the Custom menu, then 
double-click on the styde named Body 
Style. Use the ruler or the Font, Size, and 
Style menus to change formatting, then 
click on OK. To base a new style on the 
Body Text style, choose Body Style from 
die Base This Style On pop-up menu 
when creating die new style. 

You don’t have to base a style on Nor- 
mal or Body Style — ^you can make the 
base a custom style that you create. You 
might create a base style named Newslet- 
ter and then create your own header, 
footer, and caption styles diat are based on 
the Newsletter style. 

Redefining a Style 

ST\TES LET YOU REDESIGN A DOCU- 
ment in one swoop. The instructions in 
the previous section showed how to rede- 
fine the Normal or Body Text styles. You 
can use these same steps to redefine a style 
that you’ve created. 

You can also use these steps to rede- 
fine a program’s built-in styles, such as its 
header, footer, and footnote styles. In 
WriteNow and WordPerfect, these styles 
automatically appear in the style-editing 
dialog box. In Word, however, they don’t 
automatically appear. To display Word’s 
statidard styles^ as they’re called, click on 
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box. When you do, you see a list of nearly 
30 predefined styles. Some control the 
appearance of headings created in Word’s 
oudine view; odiers govern the formatting 
.of index and table of contents entries. All 
of these standard styles are based on the 
Normal style. 

Making a Style Available 
in All Documents 

WHEN YOU DEFINE A NEW STYLE, IT’S 
available only in the document that was 
active when you created the style. But it’s 
easy to change that and make one or more 
of your custom styles available in all new, 
untitled documents you create. Before 
performing the following steps, be sure 
the document in which you created the 
styles is die acdve document. 

How to: Word Choose Style from 
die Format menu and select the style you 
want to be available in all documents. 
Click on the Use As Default button, and 
then on Yes. 

How to: WordPerfect To make a 
Style available to all documents, copy it to 
WordPerfect’s private library. Choose Li- 
brarian from the File menu, then choose 
Styles from the Resource pop-up menu. 
Select the style you want to copy, then 
click on Copy. 

How to: WriteNow To make custom 
styles available in all new documents, you 
need to save the active document as the 
WriteNow default document. First, save 
the document normally, to make sure 
your latest changes are committed to disL 
Next, delete all of the text in the docu- 
ment, including that of headers and 
footers (unless you want that text to ap- 
pear in all new, untided documents). Now 
choose Save As Default Document from 
the File menu and click on Replace. Fi- 
nally, if you want to restore the doc- 
ument’s text to continue working on it, 
choose Revert to Saved from the File 
menu. Otherwise, close the document and 
click on Don’t Save. 

Word and WriteNow provide other 
ways to move styles from one document 
to another. In Word, you can access the 
styles in a different document by choos- 
ing Open while the Style dialog box is 
open. You can also copy a style by simply 
copying a paragraph formatted with that 
Style, and then pasting it into another doc- 
ument. You can also do it by copying the 
last paragraph mark (the f symbol visible 
when you choose Show in a document 
and pasting that into the new document. 
In WriteNow, you can use the Custom 
menu’s Import Styles command to access 
another document’s styles. All three pro- 
grams also let you create stationery doc- 
uments, which store styles and other of- 
ten-used elements. 



Overriding a Style 

YOU CAN 0\TRRIDE A ST\TE YOU’TO 
applied by using your program’s fonnat- 
ting features as you normally would. Each 
program has its own way of indicating that 
you’ve overridden a style witli manual for- 
matting (see “Overriding Styles”). 

Wliy would you override a style? Of- 
ten, to apply additional character format- 
ting — to italicize a word in a sentence. 
Anotlier reason might be to change para- 
graph formatting — to center a paragraph 
instead of justifying it. But extensive over- 
riding defeats the purpose of styles. If you 
frequently override a style in die same 
way, consider creating anotlier style based 
on the style you’ve been overriding. 

The character-level styles tliat Write- 
Now provides can also eliminate the need 
to override a style in order to apply addi- 
tional character formatting. For instance, 
if you always italicize the first occurrence 
of a technical term, you might create a 
character style that reflects this format- 
ting. Another word processor, Nisus 
Softivare’s Nisus, also proiddes character- 
level styles, as will Claris’s long-awaited 
MaeWrite Pro, now scheduled to ship 
early this year. 

Become Style Conscious 

IF YOU USE A PROGRAM THAT DOESN’T 
provide style-sheet features — Microsoft 
Works, Claris Works, MaeWrite II — ^you 
can simulate styles by using a keyboard- 
customizing program such as CE Soft- 
ware’s QuicKeys. With Microsoft Works, 
you can create macros to automate for- 
matting. The Alicrosoft Excel spreadsheet 
program has some slick style features of its 
own that let you automate the formatting 
and alignment of cells. 

OK, styles can seem complicated, es- 
pecially w'hen you start w'ading through 
next-style and based-on options. But you 
don’t have to start out in these backwaters. 
Start by creating some simple styles for 
the types of documents you create. For 
your correspondence, define a retum-ad- 
dress style that automatically indents your 
address and closing. For a new'sletter or 
manual, define styles that format your 
headings and body text. Redefine Normal 
or Body Text style so you don’t have 
to change fonts, tabs, or margins every 
time you create a new document. Become 
style conscious. You’ll cut down on repeti- 
tive formatting and have more time to re- 
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The Care and Feeding of Batteries 



THE BEST THING ABOUT A POUTRBOOK 
is its ability to run on batteries, so you can 
compute anywhere. The worst thing is 
the care and maintenance of its batteries. 
Alone among computer components, bat- 
teries can and will fail — permanently — 
through simple inattention. And even if 
you take care of batteries carefully, Apple 
warns that they may fail in a year or two 
anyway. Still, with reasonable care, most 
batteries should last longer than that; 
some nickel-cadmium batteries have been 
in regular use for more than a decade. 

A PowerBook user has only one real 
choice — to learn to use and maintain bat- 
teries properly. First you should read and 
memorize Apple’s recommendations on 
battery care for your specific t}^e of bat- 
tery. Apple has produced four batteries in 
three classes so far. The comments here 
apply to the batteries sold by Apple; bat- 
teries for other types of computers may 
vary in their performance and life span. 



Nickel Cadmium 

NICKEL-CADMIUM (ALSO CALLED NICAD) 
batteries run the PowerBooks 140 through 
180. The original version (M5545/A) had 
2.5 ampere hours; Apple later introduced 
a 2.8-ampere-hour version (M5545/B) 
and then a 2.9-ampere-hour version 
(M5 545/C). The three versions are the 
same size and are interchangeable. Ap- 
ple’s original 1 5 -watt AC power adapter 
(model Ml 05 8) for the early PowerBooks 
(100, 140, 145, 170) has been replaced 
by a 17w AC adapter (M4660). Both 
adapters work in PowerBooks 100 
through 180; the newer adapter recharges 
batteries faster than the original model. 

Nickel-cadmium battery technology 
is well established. With reasonable care, 
a NiCad battery should last for up to 800 
recharge cycles. Its best-known problem, 



called the memory effect, is actually quite 
rare. If you repeatedly subject a NiCad 
batter)' to identical partial discharges — 
such as computing for an hour a day — 
and tlien recharge, the battery “remem- 
bers” the partial discharge level and will 
not fully recharge. If the depth of the par- 
tial discharges varies, you won’t get a 
memory effect. In one study, Apple exam- 
ined 30 NiCad batteries that had been re- 
turned to dealers as defective. Only one 
displayed a memory effect; the other 29 
worked correctly. 

To recover from and ensure against 
a memory problem, Apple recommends 
that you run down a NiCad battery once 
every three months by running a Power- 
Book on the battery through all the power 
warning messages until the computer 
goes to sleep by itself. Then recharge the 
battery fully. If you really have a memo- 
ry problem, leave die battery in a Power- 
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discharge process does not run the bat- 
ter)' voltage down to zero; such a com- 
plete discharge runs a serious risk of 




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Lead Acid 

LEAD-ACID BATTERIES ARE USED ONLY IN 
the PowerBook 100. Lead-acid batteries 
are the easiest to take care of; all you have 
to do is charge them regularly — at least 
every few months even if not in use. Never 
purposely discharge one as you would a NiCad 
battery — and leaving a lead-acid battery on 
the shelf until it self-discharges will kill it. 
Lead-acid batteries do not have a mem- 
ory problem, but they do suffer from rel- 
atively low power density — the energy 
stored per pound. Their density is about 
a third less than NiCad’s, and lead-acid 
batteries typically last for only about 300 
recharge cycles. In a pinch, all the Power- 
Book 100 to 180 AC adapters will work 
with lead-acid batteries. 

The long-discontinued Macintosh 
Portable also used lead-acid batteries, 
which are no longer available fi-om Apple. 
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The best way to conserve battery power is to set system and hard drive sleep times 
to minimize energy use. The PowerBook control panel in System 7.1 gives 
you a slider control to adjust power consumption for maximum performance 
or maximum power conservation. Unfortunately, the slider's four settings 
are not documented In the System 7.1 manual sent out with upgrades, 
although new PowerBook purchasers can find the information in their man- 
uals. Here's the scoop. Each setting corresponds to how long the PowerBook 
waits before it goes off to slumberland. If you choose Maximum Performance, 
for example, the system nods off only after 15 minutes without keyboard or 
trackball action; the hard drive goes to sleep after 15 minutes as well. The 
numbers for all settings are listed In "Sleepy Time" and are the same for all 
PowerBook models. 

After setting system and hard drive sleep times, the best way to save battery power 
is to turn off the backlighting. Here are some other steps that will help you 
minimize battery usage. 

• Use the Chooser to turn off AppleTalk if you aren't using it. 

• Quit any communications programs whenever you are not using a modem; don't 

leave the program running in the background. 

• Turn off the sound with the Sound control panel (this will not turn off the start-up 

sound). 

• Don't wait for automatic sleep; invoke sleep whenever possible, even If only for 

ten seconds. 

• Use the hard drive as infrequently as possible, and set the hard drive to sleep as 

quickly as you can tolerate, but not so quickly that you have to start it up 
again frequently. 

• Use a RAM disk (see last month's column), preferably a start-up RAM disk with a 

complete System Folder, application, and documents. The hard drive may still 
turn on during file operations, so you should throw its icon in the Trash to 
prevent it from starting up again until you restart. 



Book Duo models. NiHy batteries boast 
about 25 percent higher energ)^ density 
tlian NiCad ones, a significant advantage. 
Although nickel-metal-hydride is theo- 
retically susceptible to a memory prob- 
lem, Jeff Phillips, Apple’s batter)^ guru, 
says he has never encountered the prob- 
lem witli NiHy. All batteries suffer at high 
and low temperatures; compared with 
nickel-cadmium batteries, NiHy batter- 
ies suffer more. They can be damaged at 
high temperatures, such as in a closed car 
in the summer, and tliey do not charge 
well at below-freezing temperatures. 
Phillips says tliat the NiHy batteries sold 
by Apple should be good for up to 1000 
recharge cj'cles. 

NiHy batteries have gotten a repu- 
tation as more environmentally benign 
than NiCad or lead-acid, since they are 
subject to fewer real or proposed envi- 
ronmental regulations. But that is just 
wishful thinking; regulations take time 
to develop and simply have not caught 
up with NiHy batteries yet. All Apple 
batteries should be returned to an autho- 
rized service provider for disposal or 
recycling. Indeed, no battery of any 
kind should be thrown away in house- 
hold trash. 



storage 

HOW LONG CAN YOU STORE A POV\TR- 
Book battery? Apple suggests the follow- 
ing guidelines (which apply if the batter- 
ies are stored under cool conditions). 
After one month, nickel-metal-hydride 
batteries (Duos) should still have tlie min- 
imal charge needed to operate a Power- 
Book. NiCad batteries should maintain 
that charge for one to two months. After 
a time, either kind of battery will lose the 
charge needed to operate the machine, 
but are still capable of being recharged. 
That rime period covers 6 to 12 months 
if a NiHy or NiCad battery is sitting 
inside an unused PowerBook; it’s one to 
two years if the battery is being stored 
outside a PowerBook, in a cool place. 
After two years, the viability of the bat- 
tery is uncertain. 

Sealed lead-acid batteries hold their 
charges longer; one that’s been fully 
charged but unused for mo to three 
months should have enough juice to oper- 
ate a PowerBook. And these batteries 
should still accept recharging after 12 to 
18 months. Again, it’s anybody’s guess 
after two years. 
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for the 100, PowerBooks contain a small, 
rechargeable backup battery, for the par- 
ameter RAM, that draws some power. 
That’s why batteries will last longer if 
stored outside a PowerBook. 

If you have several batteries, label them 
so you can tell them apart; be sure to use 
all of them regularly. If you travel fre- 
quently with two or more batteries, con- 
sider getting an optional battery charger 
that charges two batteries at a time. Unless 
you have a Duo, this battery charger 
requires an AC power adapter of its own — 
if you want to use the charger and your 
PowerBook on AC power at the same time, 
you need a second AC power adapter. 



AC Adapters 

IF YOU WANT A SECOND AC POWER 
adapter, you might look at an alternative 
to Apple’s models. Empire Engineering 
(805/543-2816) has developed a much- 
smaller adapter, which will be distributed 
later this year by another company. It 
does have the minor disadvantage of run- 
ning on 120-volt AC only, unlike Apple’s 
universal adapters, which run on an}^ing 
betu^een 80v and 270v. Empire sells a sep- 
arate adapter for 240-volt countries. 

Most AC adapters are a little awkward 
because of their fixed AC plug prongs, 
which can mar the inside of a carrying 
case. There are two easy ways to over- 
come this small problem. One is to make 
a prong cover out of high-density rub- 
ber foam, for example, or from a 3-to-2- 
prong grounded outlet adapter with its 
prongs cut off and filed smooth. The sec- 
ond is to plug the AC power adapter into 
an extension cord. An extension cord also 
solves another problem: Apple’s AC 
adapter is too big to plug into a wall (or 
into a power strip) adjacent to another 
plug. Apple slimline AC adapters for the 



PowerBook Duos are easier to pack; they 
use a detachable AC cord, especially 
handy for foreign travel. 

And you should cari*)^ an extension 
cord anyway; despite the freedom of a 
PowerBook’s batteries, you should use 
AC power whenever possible to conserve 
batteries for those times when you real- 
ly need them. AC power is widely avail- 
able, even in hotel ballrooms and airport 
waiting rooms; a 12 -foot extension cord 
can help out greatly, especially if you want 
to avoid sitting on the floor. (Wide mask- 
ing tape can keep the cord from tripping 
an occasional passerby; avoid nmning the 
cord across a high-traffic area.) You can 
even find AC power on most airliners — 
next to the toilet. That plug (usually 1 20v 
AC) is intended for electric shavers. 
While other passengers may become 
more than impatient if you sit in there for 
a full recharge cycle, the outlet comes in 
handy if your batter}^ is nearly dead and 
you must save tlie file on a disk. It would 
be nice if airlines installed power con- 
nectors for portable electronic devices 
(and someday they may in first- and busi- 
ness-class seats), although 120v or 220v 
connectors might raise some serious safe- 
ty questions and there is no standard DC 
voltage except for car batteries. 



Car Batteries 

IN CARS AND BOATS, YOU HAVE TWO 
ways to use the standard 12v power sup- 
ply. A DC-to-DC adapter lets you plug 
a PowerBook directly into a cigarette 
lighter. Or you can convert the 12v power 
to 120v AC first through an inverter, 
which plugs into the cigarette lighter; you 
then plug a PowerBook AC adapter into 
the inverter. The smallest, most flexible 
DC-to-DC converter I’ve found is the 
$99 Universal DC Pocket Adapter sold 
by Empire Engineering. It works on any 
10v-to-30v DC supply, so it runs not only 
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Maximum 
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Sleepy Time The PowerBook control panel in System 7.1 allows users some control over power con- 
sumption, but doesn't show the number of minutes the PowerBook is Inactive before system sleep and 
hard drive sleep kick In automatically: we've added those numbers above. If the slider is set on Maximum 
Conservation, for example, the PowerBook puts the System to sleep after 1 minute of Inactivity; It sends 
the hard drive to sleep after 30 seconds of Inactivity. 



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in cars but also on the 24v-to-28v DC in 
aircraft, medical, and military vehicles. 
Most other car adapters are limited to 
1 lv-to-14v DC. The 120\^ AC inverters 
are much bulkier than DC-to-DC con- 
verters but can power any product that 
you might otherwise plug into a standard 
AC socket, up to the power limit of the 
inverter; a 140w (continuous) inverter 
sells for $70 to $100 from many elec- 
tronics stores. Inverters are less efficient 
than DC-to-DC converters, but the dif- 
ference isn’t significant for a car battery 
in decent condition. 

If you charge a Pow^rBook in a mov- 
ing vehicle, look for a way to secure tlie 
power plug, which slips out easily. A rub- 
ber band looped around the power cord 
and the nearby right rear foot of the 
PowerBook can help. Perhaps Apple will 
consider a locking plug in future models. 



Larger Batteries 

INEVITABLY, YOU WILL NEED TO RELY ON 
batteries part of the time, and chances are 
you won’t get more than an hour or two 
of steady use from any built-in battery. 

To get longer operating time, you can 
carry extra batteries or use a larger bat- 
tery. But you can’t simply make a battery 
pack with ordinary batteries and plug it 
into a PowerBook, because the power 
supply must limit and control die current 
in accordance with the charging circuit 
built into every PowerBook. So it’s not 
simple, but it is possible, as several com- 
panies show with products that work in 
all PowerBooks except the Duos. The 
$1 89.95 Auxiliary Pow'er Pack from Lind 
Electronic Design, mentioned earlier, has 
a 5-pound $189.95 lead-acid-gel cell able 
to run a PowerBook for about 8 hours. 
Interex Computer Products (316/524- 
4747) sells Power-to-Go, an $89.95 bat- 
tery pack that accepts eight standard alka- 
line D cells and runs PowerBooks for 9 
hours. A full battery pack weighs 3.2 
pounds; it uses disposable alkaline cells 
only and does not accept rechargeable D 
cells. AER Energy Resources (404/433- 
2127, 800/769-3720) offers a $649 Zinc 
Air external battery diat runs for 20 hours; 
it weights 6 pounds, and although it 
comes with its own 1 -pound AC charg- 
er, it requires a $99 PowerBook cable 
adapter. The Zinc Air Power 20 has a life- 
time total of 400 hours of operation; after 
this time, you need to replace the bat- 
tery pack ($399). All battery-life estimates 
given here come from the manufacturers. 
And you should always confirm that any 
third-party power supply is suitable for 
your specific PowerBook model before 
you buy it. 



Changing Batteries 

POU'ERBOOK MODELS 140 THROUGH 180 
have a special problem when you change 
batteries — ^you must shut down the com- 
puter, erasing the RAAI disk if you have 
one and interrupting your work. UtiliO'on 
(214/727-2329, 800/428-8766) has a tiny 
$40 PowerSwap that solves this problem 
by adapting a standard alkaline 9\^ battery 
to supply short-term power so you can 
put the computer to sleep instead of shut- 
ting it down during the battery change. 
The PowerBook 100 and Duos have 
backup batteries that keep the RAM alive 
during sleep, so you can change the main 
battery easily. 

All PowerBook batteries should keep 
RAM alive for about a week in sleep 
mode, even if the battery level has fallen 
to the point of shutting down the com- 
puter. But since battery performance 
varies considerably, for peace of mind you 
should save any important files on disk 
before you run out of power. 



Power Strategies 

IN SYSTEM 7.1, THE POU'ERBOOK CON- 
trol panel controls CPU speed and 
cycling when you click on the Options 
button. The main control lets you choose 
from four levels of power conservation. 
The choices set the time delay before 
putting the hard drive to sleep and invok- 
ing system sleep. In System 7, you set die 
two kinds of sleep independently in the 
Portables control panel; for the Power- 
Boob 145, 160, 170, 180, 210, and 230, 
you can reduce the CPU speed and save 
power by turning Power-Saver on in the 
Battery DA (System 7) or selecting Pro- 
cessor Cycling and Processor Speed from 
Options in the PowerBook control panel 
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The Norton Essentials for Power- 
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by letting you set the conservation strat- 
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could, for example, set a longer hard drive 
sleep time when you use a disk-intensive 
database program. CPU Utilities ($99) 
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vation, organized not by specific appli- 
cation but by five sets of applications, 
grouped according to home, office, travel, 
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After setting system and hard drive 
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the daytime, backlighting doesn’t help 
an)^vay. Daylight through a window may 
suffice when indoors. With good lighting 
you can use grays; in weaker light, you 
should turn off grays by selecting Black 
& \Miite in the Monitors control panel. 
On an airplane, sit next to the window on 
the sunny side if the sun will be behind 
you; you probably won’t need backlight- 
ing. If you wear sunglasses, try the sim- 
ple kinds without polarization and with 
lighter rather than darker filtration. Po- 
larized sunglasses are a problem because 
LCD panels use polarization to create the 
image, and tilting your head darkens or 
lightens the LCD image in a disconcert- 
ing way. Special polarizing glasses could 
improve the contrast of the screen, but 
there are some practical problems: the 
polarization would have to be set at either 
plus 45 degrees or minus 45 degrees — the 
angle that works for one screen can pro- 
duce a black image on a second, since 
LCD panels come either way. Such glass 
would not replace conventional polariz- 
ing sunglasses, which arc set at 0 degrees 
to control glare from horizontal surfaces. 
And you would still have a problem if you 
tilted your head. 

In some brightly lit indoor situations, 
you can turn off the backlighting (al- 
though if there is sufficient artificial light, 
you have a good chance of finding an AC 
outlet to plug into). A large font — 18- or 
24-point — helps greatly. Finding tlie cur- 
sor can be a problem, however. A soft- 
ware fix such as CPU Utilities enlarges 
the cursor and highlights it with a large 
black circle on command. BullsEye, one 
often utilities in The Deal ($30) from 
Paper-Clip Products (918/749-7417, 
800/497-5508), briefly highlights the 
cursor position with a large circle. Nor- 
ton Essentials also includes a cursor 
finder. Both CPU Utilities and Norton 
Essentials let you set a time to put the 
backlighting to sleep before the system 
goes to sleep. Wlien you resume w^ork, 
the backlighting comes back on more 
quickly than it does when the system 
comes out of sleep. 

Occasionally you may find that an 
inverted screen works better. An invert- 
ed screen has white characters on a black 
background rather than the usual black 
on white. For example, if you w^ork in the 
passenger seat of a car at night, a normal 
screen with backlighting is bright enough 
to distract the driver; inverting the screen 
minimizes this problem — provided that 
you can touch-type, since you can’t see 
the keyboard. The utility inLarge from 
Berkeley Systems (510/540-5535) can do 
many things, including invert the screen. 
Although $ 1 95 is a lot to pay to get screen 
inversion (a minor part of inLarge’s over- 



all function), the freeware and shareware 
inverting utilities that I have found so far 
aren’t System 7 compatible. 

To maximize batteiy life, you should 
take additional steps to conserve powder. 
See “How to Save Power” for more tips. 



Looking Ahead 

THE BATTERY DA AND SIMILAR UTILl- 
ties use battery voltage to estimate the 
charge remaining and, sometimes, the 
operational time remaining. The indica- 
tors are not particularly reliable, how^ev- 
er, since both NiCad and NiHy batter- 
ies put out fairly constant voltage over 
time — until the end, when the voltage 
drops quickly. Thus the powder-warning 
messages really do mean the battered will 
die soon. For PowerBooks that use Ni- 
Cads, the first warning is at 5.9v, the 
second at 5.75v, the third and last at 
5.5v; the computer shuts down at 5.4v, 
according to Apple’s Phillips. A sophis- 
ticated energy-management system could 
track prior battery performance and actu- 
al usage against the charging time for 
more accurate estimates of time remain- 
ing on a charge. This strategy could add 
cost, however, since it must sense specif- 
ic batteries. 

The most straightforward w'ay for 
Apple to achieve higher battery capacity 
would be to redesign the battery pack. 
Like most companies, Apple uses cjdHn- 
drical NiCad and NiHy cells even though 
the battery case is rectangular. Rectan- 
gular cells offer about 25 percent more 
capacity simply because tliey have greater 
volume. Rectangular cells are much more 
than 25 percent more expensive, howev- 
er, and are heavier as well. Developing 
rectangular cells probably won’t be a pri- 
ority for Apple, but a third-party com- 
pany might introduce such a premium 
battery pack. 

Lidiium-ion batteries have 30 percent 
better energy density than NiHy and may 
reach the market in a year or two. Mean- 
while, battetyd manufacturers such as 
Duracell are promoting standardized Ni- 
Cad and NiHy battery packs, which 
w'ould allow users to interchange die same 
battery across many products. And slow, 
steady improvements in NiCad, NiHy, 
and even lead-acid batteries should also 
help out present owners of PowerBooks. 

Regardless of w^here technolog}" takes 
us, one thing is certain: your battery will 
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Macworld Star Ratings lets you compare hardware and soft- 
ware products for the Macintosh by providing summaries 
of hundreds of Macworld's authoritative product reviews. 
The number of stars at the beginning of each capsule re- 
view indicates quality; our reviewers assign five stars to 
outstanding products and one star to poor ones. 

If a product has been upgraded since our last review, 
the most recent version number supplied by the vendor ap- 
pears in parentheses after the reviewed version number. 
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ACCOUNTING/FINANCE 




iicic Business Sense 1 .6, Business Sense, 307/ 
877*2231, $199. Competent, single-user, all-in-one 
bookkeeping package will adequately help you keep the 
books for a small company, but it's not as easy to use as its 
competition. Feb 93 

"kiKicif Components 1.0, Satori Software, 
206/443-0765, $795 per module. Simple, flexible 
architecture sets a new design standard for Macintosh ac- 
counting software, but is not without its bugs and flaws. 
Sep 92 

^ Great Plains Accounting 6.0 (6.1), Great 
Plains Software, 701/281-0550, $795. High-end 
bookkeeping software offers a first-rate lineup of dedicated 
modules. Different Individuals or groups can easily use the 
various accounting functions. 

kie HypeH'ax Tutor 1991, SoftStream Inter- 
national, 508/991-4011, $99. If you’re willing to 
put up with a design that's neither intuitive nor easy to use, 
this cross-referenced book contains extensive explanations, 
strategies, and examples of complex IRS tax laws. Apr 92 
kkk Job Cost/Time Billing 1.05, Satori Soft- 
ware, 206/443-0765, $1495. Professional billing 
software incorporates high-end job-cost and accounts-re- 
ceivable features in one module, plus an excellent report 
function; but confusing elements, minor bugs, and inaccu- 
racies in the documentation are weaknesses. Aug 92 
★ ★★★ MacInTax 1991, ChipSoft, 619/453- 
8722, $79.95. On-screen replicas of IRS forms ease the 
preparation of tax returns In this personal income tax soft- 



ware, but the help text (lifted straight out of IRS documents) 
is unclear. Apr 92 

kkkk Managing Your Money 5.0, MECA 
Software, 203/256-5000, $79.95. An already strong 
financial-management program becomes easier to use and 
slightly more powerful with this upgrade. Jan 93 
B MYOB 3.0, Teleware, 201/586-2200, $249. 
A file-cabinet metaphor makes the Interface of this account- 
ing package easy to use and understand. For an accounting 
system with one user who has no need for payroll capabili- 
ties, it's the best choice. 

B Quicken 3.0, Intuit, 41 5/852-9696, $69.95. 

Track assets, liabilities, Income, and expenses with this per- 
sonal-finance package. It has a good Mac interface and is 
easy to learn and use. 

kkkk Timeslips III 2.1,Timesllps Corp., 508/ 
768-6100, $299.95. Complexity is the price you pay 
for this time-billing utility's impressive flexibility. Fortunately, 
thorough documentation, excellent tech support, and de- 
fault settings help any user get started. Sep 92 

BUSINESS TOOLS 

B 4th Dimension 2.0.10 (2.2.3), ACIUS, 408/ 
252-4444, $795. The truly high-level computer lan- 
guage of this database still allows control of small details in 
data representation and display, but to exploit all of Its fea- 
tures, you need a programming background. 
kkk Aspects 1.01 (1.03), Group Technolo- 
gies, 703/528-1555, $285 to $1295. Collabora- 
tive software allows up to 16 people to edit a project. Con- 
trolled access as well as individual and linked views are good 
features, but the lack of outlining and spreadsheet modules 
limits its usefulness. Jun 92 

kkkk Atlas Pro 1.0.6 (1.5), Strategic Map- 
ping, 408/985-7400, $795. Although this mapping 
software is not a complete geographic-information system. 
It boasts a rich feature set and a competitive price. Nov 92 
★ ★★ Bar Code Pro 1.0, Synex, 718/499- 
6293, $450. Easy-to-use desk accessory creates barcodes 
in EPS or PICT for use In desktop publishing or labeling pro- 
grams. It docs well what it sets out to do, but tacks auto- 
matic sequential coding and fails to catch invalid charac- 
ters. Sep 92 

B Claris Resolve, Claris Corp., 408/727-8227, 
$249. Advanced features come within easy reach of spread- 
sheet pedestrians with this program. Anyone can learn how 
to use it in 10 minutes and how to customize it in 20. 
kkkk DataPivot 1.02 (1.1), Brio Technol- 
ogy, 415/961-4110, $299. Convenient and flexible 
report-generator includes fast formatting, automatic Import, 
and almost every other Item on the wish list of users who 
need report tables that emphasize cross-tabulation. 
May 92 



kkkk DeltaGraph Professional 2.01 (2.02), 
DeltaPoint, 408/648-4000, $295. A smooth inter- 
face and outstanding technical support are only two of the 
stellar features in this graphing and charting program. This 
upgrade adds 13 new chart types and a number of presen- 
tation capabilities. May 92 

★ ★★★ Fair Witness 1.1 (1.2), Chena Soft- 
ware, 215/770-1210, $295. A valuable tool for plan- 
ning any project, this software coherently integrates outlin- 
ing, information charts, scheduling, and time charts. Oct 92 

★ ★ ★ ★ FileMaker Pro, Claris Corp., 408/72 7- 
8227, $399. Easier scripting, improved mailing labels and 
text-handling, and support for QuickTime and Apple events 
are the major new features of this upgraded, multiuser, flat- 
file database. Although it has some minor bugs, this is a 
strong upgrade to an excellent program. Jan 93 
kkk Flowchart Express 1.0, Kaetron Soft- 
ware Corp., 713/890-3434, $149. Inexpensive, easy- 
to-use flowchart software readily meets the needs of most 
flowchart creators, although those with extensive require- 
ments will still need a larger, more powerful feature set. 
Jan 93 

kkkk GeoQuery 3.02, GeoQuery Corp., 
708/357-0535, $395. Gain geographic perspective with 
this custom-map generator and data-analysis software that 
uses zip codes to create “pushpin" maps of files from your 
spreadsheet or database. Nov 92 
kkkk GraphMaster 1.31a (1.33), Visual 
Business Systems, 404/956-0325, $295. Excel- 
lent general-purpose charting and graphing program offers 
a number of unusual features, including pictographs and 
360-degree free rotation. A frequent inability to undo ac- 
tions is the only serious irritation. May 92 
B GreatWorks 2.0, Symantec, 408/253-9600, 
$299. High marks to this integrated program for including 
an outlining module and a color paint module. While the 
integration may not be ideal, it's a solid program, worth a 
close look. 

kkkk Lotus 1-2-3 for Macintosh 1.0 (1.1), 
Lotus Development Corp., 800/343-5414, $495. 

Spreadsheet program from the other side holds its own 
against Mac competitors, its many strengths include graph- 
ing, well-implemented linking, compatibility with the DOS 
version, and an outstanding Help system. Apr 92 
B MacProject II, Claris Corp., 408/727-8227, 
$599. Draw task boxes and connect them with lines that 
define project logic using this project-management software. 
It links with Resolve to produce seven types of graphs and 
tables, but other programs offer more elaborate reporting 
and scheduling options. 

Ik IlnAr 'At Microsoft Excel 4.0, Microsoft Corp., 
206/882-8080, $495. Create impressive spreadsheets 
with this upgrade that includes all the features you wished 
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for and more. It's slower, and now needs 2MB of RAM for 
practical use, but almost all users will want to upgrade. 
Oct 92 

★★★★ Microsoft Project 3.0, Microsoft, 206/ 
882>8080, $695. An amazing range of functions, in- 
cluding new scheduling and formatting, are packed into this 
upgraded project-management software. The improved tool 
bar helps novices schedule tasks with push-button ease. 
Jan 93 

'k'k'k Microsoft Works 3.0, Microsoft, 206/ 
882>8088, $295. Capable but unspectacular upgrade 
delivers marginally improved functionality and a welcome 
face-lift to this integrated program, but there are a number 
of incompatibilities, odd design choices, and performance 
flaws, Feb 93 

irifirir Muse 1.0 (1.01), Occam Research 
Corp., 617/923*3545, $695. Innovative data-analy- 
sis software is based on a large, ambitious vision of how to 
organize and use data, and is an excellent environment for 
some data handling. Free-form query language is powerful, 
but easy to misread. Jun 92 

irificir nu8ase Pro 1.5 (1.54), Tactic Soft- 
ware Corp., 407/832*6691, $395. Although still 
slower than FoxBase and without the rich feature-set of 4th 
Dimension, this is the only relational database that makes it 
possible for users with no programming experience to de- 
sign a useful database. Sep 92 

if'k'k Office Manager 2.1 <2.2), White Crow 
Software, 802/658*1270, $99. Simple contact- and 
project-management software is powerful for small data- 
bases. but reliance on HyperCard limits its usefulness for 
low-end Macs. Dec 92 

if if Office Wiz 1.1 (1.1.2), Oryx Associates, 
415/563*9971, $695. 4D-based program attempts to 
Integrate calendar, project, and contact management, as 
well as simple accounting for a multiuser environment, but 
the complexity of the interface requires a substantial in- 
vestment in start-up time. Nov 92 
ifirif Omnis 7 1.1, Blyth Software, 415/312* 
7100, $1250. The plain, businesslike functionality of this 
database-development system produces solid applications 
without much fuss. Dec 92 

if if if if Panorama 2.0 (2.06), ProVue Devel- 

opment Corp., 714/892*8199, $395. Disarmingly 
easy-to-learn flat-file database is full of labor-saving data- 
entry features, plus it boasts a remarkable macro function 
that lets you record and play back almost any series of da- 
tabase routines. May 92 

if if PEMD Discovery 1.3.1, PEMD Education 
Croup, 707/894*3668, $189. Unsophisticated data- 
search and -retrieval routines, limited displays, and a weak 
manual restrict this graphical data-analysis software's use- 
fulness. Apr 92 

if if if Perspective 1 .5, U.S. Data on Demand, 
800/352*7352, $129.95. The level of detail and com- 
prehensive information in this collection of U.S. demographic 
and economic data Is Impressive, and the reasonable price 
puts it within reach of even the smallest business. Sep 92 
if if PowerPlay 1.0 (1.1), Cognos, 617/229* 
6600, $695. A good program for a very limited range of 
business-analysis tasks. The views of data and graphs are 
small and manageable, and the program tabulates them in 
several colorful ways. Aug 92 

if if PowerTrax 1 .1 (1 .2), Soft Solutions, 404/ 
457*9400, $495. Convoluted and repetitive data-en- 



try processes slow you down when they should speed you 
up in this 4D-based information-management system. 
Apr 92 

if if if RatePinder 1 .5 (1 .6), Elefunt Software, 
510/843*7725, $99. Numerous interface violations 
don't change the fact that these all-inclusive shipping-rate 
tables make the old-fashioned chore of checking mail rates 
easier and more efficient. Jun 92 
if if if if ZP4 7 (10), Semaphore Corp., 408/ 
688-9200, $125. Clean up and standardize addresses 
with this CD ROM, thereby reducing postage costs and 
avoiding undeliverable mail; uses a licensed version of the 
U.S. Postal Service’s official database of every valid postal 
address In America. May 92 

COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORKS 

ififif A/UX 3.0, Apple Computer, 408/996- 
1010, $709. Hybrid-operating-system package imple- 
ments the Stone Age, type-one-line-at-a-time text inter- 
face of Unix in a way a Macintosh user might actually like. 
Nov 92 

if if if if AccessPC 2.0, Insignia Solutions, 415/ 
694*7600, $99.95. Slick control over formatting mul- 
tiple types of DOS media is the major advantage of this file- 
transfer utility. Oct 92 

ififif Carbon Copy for the Mac 2.0 (2.04), 
Microcom, 919/490-1277, single-user $99, 
multiuser $299. Screen-sharing utility is convenient 
and economical for occasional use but because it competes 
for RAM on attended lov/-memory Macs, it Isn't efficient 
enough to use as a global solution for remote-control sup- 
port, Apr 92 

ififif CompuServe Information Manager 
2.0.1, CompuServe, 614/457*8600, $49.95. The 

goal of this product Is to give friendlier Information-access 
to CompuServe for Macintosh users. An appealing color 
interface and Increased speed are signs of success, but there’s 
still room for improvement. Dec 92 
ifirif DataClub Classic, DataClub Elite 2.0, 
Novell, 800/638-9273, $175, $1395. Fully distrib- 
uted file servers allow users to pool the free space on their 
drives into one virtual server. File sharing Is transparent, but 
when a participating Mac disconnects from the network, 
users lose access to files stored on its hard drive. Aug 92 
if if if if DOS Mounter 3.0, Dayna Communi- 
cations, 801/531-0600, $89.95. If you need to use 
wild cards in extension mapping, this file-transfer utility is 
the only option, although it's slower than other file-transfer 
programs. Oct 92 

ififif Macintosh PC Exchange 1.01, Apple 
Computer, 408/996-1010, $79. For basic file-trans- 
fer, this control panel device allowing cross-platform file 
sharing is fine, but it's hardly state-of-the-art. Oct 92 
ififif Microphone II 4.0 (4.0.2), Software 
Ventures Corp., 510/644-3232, $295. Refinements 
are evident throughout this telecommunications software's 
upgrade, but not everyone needs $295 worth of sophisti- 
cation. The impressive scripting fablity is countered by poor 
help features. Jul 92 

★ ★★ NetMounter 1.00 (1.01), Dayna Com- 
munications, 801/531-0600, S99. Reasonably 
priced utility provides Macs access to NetWare file servers 
without your having to install NetWare for the Macintosh 
on the server. It's not an ideal choice, but it is economical 



for mixed networks with only a few Macs. Sep 92 
T; NetWare for the Macintosh 3.011, Novell, 
800/638-9273, $495-1995. NetWare 3.11, an ex- 
pensive but robust network operating system, runs on a 
non-Mac dedicated server and is complex to manage. This 
set of NetWare Loadable Modules lets you add Macs to a 
NetWare network. 

ififif Network Supervisor 2.0.1 (2.1), CSC 
Technologies, 412/471-7170, $495. Fast and ac- 
curate data collection is the strong point of this network- 
management utility, but the Interface Isn’t that intuitive. 
Aug 92 

if if if if if Networks 1.0.1 (2.0), Caravelle 

Networks Corp., 613/596*2802, $1195. Become 
a network demigod with omnipresent capabilities over net- 
work devices using this network-management and paging 
utility. Macworld’s network manager loved it. calling it ver- 
satile, flexible, and worth Its weight in gold. Jun 92 
ikif Notify 1.0, Ex /Wachina, 718/965*0309, 
$149. Innovative wireless transmitter uses the Mac to send 
messages to pager. It’s a start on a new technology, but the 
quirky product has a long way to go. Jun 92 
★ ★★★ PacerForum 1.0.1, Pacer Software, 
619/454*0565, $549. Any file server or underused 
networked Mac can host an online forum using this net- 
work bulletin board system. The well-designed graphical 
interface stands out, although the display looks better on 
color monitors. Jui 92 

ifififif RouterCheck 2.0, Neon Software, 
510/283*9771, $895. Keep your finger on the pulse 
of router configurations and internet traffic with this net- 
work-administration utility. It’s a must for midsize or larger 
Internets, but too pricey for small networks. Oct 92 
1^ SoftPC 2.0 (2.5), Insignia Soiutions, 415/ 
694*7600, $399. A graceful implementation of the PC 
architecture on a Mac, this program emulates PC AT hard- 
ware through a powerful BIOS that remaps Intel 80286 
addresses to a Motorola 68000-series CPU. The main draw- 
back is slowness. 

ififif Status Mac 2.0.2 (3.0), On Technol- 
ogy, 617/876*0900, $449. With less hassle for net- 
work managers and users, this upgrade invites customization 
in both the collecting and storing of information about net- 
worked Macs; users can even delay time-consuming profil- 
ing. May 92 

ifififif TechWorks Net Utilities 1.0, Tech- 
nology Works, 512/794*8533, $129. Collection 
of five separate applications provides essential network- 
monitoring tools at a price that would please anyone. 
Dec 92 

ifififif Timbuktu 5.0.1, Faralion Computing, 
510/814-5000, singie-user $199, multiuser $999 
to $5500. By letting one computer (Mac or Windows) 
control, observe, or exchange data with any other com- 
puter, this terminal-emulation product allows you to use 
resources almost anywhere on a company network. Despite 
minor blemishes, such as the inability to cut and paste be- 
tween Macs and Windows PCs, Timbuktu is a clear 
winner. Mar 93 

B VersaTerm/Pro 3.1 (3.6.2), Synergy Soft- 
ware, 215/779-0522, $295. It’s a great tool for 
working with VAXs or when you want Textronix-lerminal 
emulation, but this communications software lacks the script- 
ing many people use for working with BBSs or commercial 
information services. 



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icit Vicom Terminal Emulators (4.2), Vicom 
Technology, 604/684-9517, $195 to $3500. 

These bare-bones, British-designed terminal emulators lack 
many common U.S. modem configurations, but do support 
multiple simultaneous sessions. Aug 92 
r] White Knight 1 1 (1 1 .1 4), The FreeSoft Com- 
pany, 412/846-2700, $139. In the right hands, this 
product Is the precision tool of communications software, 
but it does assume familiarity with telecommunications and 
with programming concepts. 

DESKTOP PUBLISHING 

r Adobe Type Manager (ATM) 1.0 (2.03), 
Adobe Systems, 415/961-4400, $99. Radically 
Improve the quality of screen fonts and the versatility of 
QuickDraw printers with this font-optimizing utility that uses 
Information from a printer font (also called an outline font) 
to produce accurate character representations on screen. 
iriicif Aldus PageMaker 4.2, Aldus Corp., 206/ 
628-2320, $795. Interruptible screen redraw is one of 
the dozens of enhancements that make this upgrade well 
worth its price. Even so, some of the features that users 
need the most— opening multiple documents, for instance — 
are still missing. May 92 

ic'k'k'k Fontographer 3.5, Altsys Corp., 214/ 
680-2060, $495. Versatile tools that enable you to edit 
PostScript typefaces or create your own are the highlight of 
this font-design software. But beware, some processes are 
technical and cumbersome. Nov 92 

FrameMaker 3.0 (3.0.1), Frame Technology, 
408/433-3311, $795. Powerful and well-designed, this 
page-layout software is the best choice for scientific and 
technical publishing. It has a fine table editor and allows 
manual kerning, but Its pov/er demands commitment— and 
a Mac ll-<lass machine. 

LetraStudio 2.0, Letraset USA, 201/ 
845-6100, $249. Precise, Intuitive control over charac- 
ter spacing and shapes, as well as a straightforward inter- 
face, make this program a great choice for manipulating 
type, but it lacks flashy effects, such as gradient fills. Oct 92 
ifir MacQuill 1.0, Nest Software, 408/441- 
1944, $99.95. Friendly, inexpensive page-layout pro- 
gram is missing basic features, such as kerning and import- 
ing, and suffers from some bugs and deficiencies, but for 
simple word processing and grass-roots page layout it's ser- 
viceable. Aug 92 

MenuFonts 4.03 (4.04), Dubl-Click Soft- 
ware, 818/888-2068, $69.95. A control panel de- 
vice that groups type styles In families and displays font 
names in their own typefaces sounds like a great idea, and 
it would be if there were fewer incompatibilities. May 92 
'kir'kiriir Multiple Master Myriad 1.0, Adobe 
Systems, 415/961-4400, $370. Elegant execution 
and functional design combine in this two-axis Multiple 
Master typeface that exceeds all previous ideas of electronic 
font perfection. Jul 92 

icifir Personal Font, Signature Software, 408/ 
458-0241, $179.95. Turn your handwriting into a 
PostScript Level 3 or a TrueType font. The results are good, 
although not perfect — TrueType letters were not connected 
on screen, but this should be corrected with TrueType 2.0. 
Dec 92 

iridfif QuarkXPress 3.1, Quark, 800/788- 
7835, $895. Dozens of updated features and frustra- 



tion-relievers in this upgrade Include new palettes and pref- 
erences, better zooming, and irrproved text-editing and 
-formatting. The program, while still not perfectly behaved, 
is stable, well designed, and full-featured. Jul 92 
'k'k'k Renaissance 1 .0, Eastman Kodak, 800/ 
433-2839, $695. A strange mixture of power and 
oversight, this page-design and -layout software pro- 
vides several slick features. Including handling multiple 
page sizes simultaneously, but blatantly Ignores common 
Macintosh conventions, such as some keyboard shortcuts. 
Dec 92 

'k'k'kif Spectacular 1 .2, FonIHaus, 203/846- 
3087, $79.95. Keep track of fonts efficiently and effec- 
tively with this type-specimen generator. Printing specimen 
sheets is a cinch. Jan 93 

★ ★★ Typestry 1.0, Pixar, 510/236-4000, 
$299. Type enters the third dimension with this reason- 
ably priced 3-D typographic effects and animation program. 
There’s room for Improvement, but it's an exciting tool for 
designers, multimedia producers, and those who enjoy 
working with type. Nov 92 

B TypeStyler (2.0), Broderbund Software, 41 5/ 
382-4400, $219.95. The 35 shapes of this product's 
library let you reshape PostScript or TrueType fonts to cre- 
ate decorative special effects such as arches and perspec- 
tive. TypeStyler turns fonts into graphics, enabling you to 
stretch, compress, or rotate text, as well as add colors, grays, 
or patterns. 

EDUCATION 

'kif'k American Discovery 3.0, Great Wave 
Software, 408/438-1990, $49.95. Without glitzy 
graphics or sound, this educational game, intended mainly 
for classroom use. provides an excellent drill in geography, 
state capitals, and state facts. May 92 
if if if The Castle of Dr. Brain 1.0, Sierra On- 

Line, 209/683-4468, $49.95. After applying for a 
job as a lab assistant with the local mad scientist, you must 
use logic and raw brain-power to navigate a series of rooms, 
mazes, and hallways on the way to your interview. Puzzles 
range from simple and mundane to creatively laborious. 
Dec 92 

ififif Eco-Adventures in the Ocean, Eco- 
Adventures in the Rainforest 1.0, Chariot Soft- 
ware Group, 619/298-0202, $59.95. Explore the 
ocean or rainforest while avoiding pitfalls and predators In 
these educational adventure garres. Imaginary landscapes 
that combine features found in different environments may 
confuse some students. Nov 92 
ififif Headline Harry and the Great Paper 
Race 1.0, Davidson & Associates, 310/793-0600, 
$59.95. Travel through time and across the country as a 
journalist in this history/geography game. While not an 
educational masterpiece, it Is lots of fun, Dec 92 
ififif MacGlobe 1.3.0, Broderbund Software, 
415/382-4400, $59.95. Besides maps and bits of fun. 
such as national anthems, this geography software offers 
an Impressive quantity of demographic and economic in- 
formation. While it could stand some improvement in data 
export, it provides a fascinating intellectual adventure for 
home and school use. Feb 93 

ifif Math Shop, Math Shop Jr., Advanced 
Math Shop 1.0, Scholastic, 800/541-5513, 
$24.95. The humdrum workbook format Is converted into 



bits and bytes with these mathematics education games. 
May 92 

ifif NihongoWare, Vol. 1, Qualitas Trading 
Company, 510/848-8080, $623. Although this Japa- 
nese language CD ROM offers solid Instruction, It's so ex- 
pensive and so limited In Its word selection that It's not an 
economical choice for individual users. Jan 93 
ifififif Number Munchers 1.1 (1.2), MECC, 
612/569-1500, $29.95 to $69. Fun. educational 
game builds arithmetic skills through arcade action. Munchers 
gobble your choice of multiples, factors, primes, equalities, 
and inequalities, but the game can't accept custom data 
sets. Jun 92 

ifif Picture It 1 .0 (1 .4), Penton Overseas, 61 9/ 
431-0060, $69.95. If you add custom word lists, this 
interactive French-English picture dictionary may serve as a 
decent aid to a more complete curriculum, but it's buggy 
and of uneven quality. Aug 92 
ififif StudyWare for the SAT 3.7N (4.0), Cliffs 
Notes, 402/423-5050, $49.95. Four full SATs, a 
TSWE (Test of Standard Written English), and a series of 
drills are included with this inexpensive SAT-tralning pro- 
gram. It doesn't provide a lot of tutorial assistance, but may 
be appropriate as a quick brushup. Jun 92 
icififif Super Munchers 1.0, MECC, 612/569- 
1500, $49.95 to $69. From a kid’s point of view, this 
educational arcade game offers long-lasting appeal. The 
player maneuvers a cartoon Muncher around a game board, 
gobbling up words that fit target rules, such as Romantic 
composers or European countries. Jun 92 
ififif Time Treks 1.0, Earthquest, 415/321- 
5838, $59.95. An eaentric archaeologist opens portals 
through time, and you must close them In this educational, 
HyperCard -based game. Slow response time and limited 
animation and color are somewhat disappointing, but over- 
all It's a fun way to browse through history. Sep 92 
★★★★ Transparent Language 1.04M, Trans- 
parent Language, 603/465-2230, $139. Without 
an iota of glitz or glamour (no sound, graphics, color, or 
buttons), this foreign-language reader is a superb tool for 
bolstering language skills through reading. Oct 92 
ifififif Where in the World Is Carmen 
Sandiego? Deluxe Edition, Broderbund Software, 
415/382-4400, $79.95. The V.I.LE. gang is at it again, 
stealing famous objects and fleeing to locations around the 
world. In this deluxe version of the well-known geography 
game, there are more crooks, more clues, and more coun- 
tries to visit. Oct 92 

ifififif Word Munchers 1.0 (1.2), MECC, 
612/569-1500, $29.95 to $69. Munch the words 
with matching vowel sounds in this educational game for 
grades 1 to 5-f . Dazzling color graphics stand out. but the 
repetitive cartoon sequences get tiresome. Jun 92 
ififif World Atlas 1.2, Software Toolworks, 
415/883-3000, $79.95. Extensive, detailed maps of 
countries and regions are the highlight of this atlas soft- 
ware. In addition, descriptive headings report interesting 
text-based demographic data. Apr 92 

ENTERTAINMENT 

ififif 4-D Boxing 1.0, Electronic Arts, 415/ 

571 -71 71 , $49.95. Authentic motion and multiple view- 
ing angles are the best features of this entertaining boxing 
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game, but off-disk copy protection, geometric figures, and 
the inability to save games in progress make it less enticing. 
Sep 92 

irific Audioshop 1.0 (1.03), Opcode Systems, 
415/856-3333, $89.95. Audiophiles will get a kick 
out of applying sound effects to any sound file on their 
Macs. You can also control the order of songs or sounds on 
an audio CD played on a CD ROM player. A number of 
quirks may confuse new users. Sep 92 
ififir The Battle of Britain, Deadly Games, 
215/295-2284, $54.95. It's August 10, 1940. The badly 
outnumbered British must defend their country against the 
invading Luftwaffe, and you're in charge. Although the 
graphics and sound are not spectacular, this is an entertain- 
ing, thinking person's game. Dec 92 
irifir Blade 1.1, Leviathan Corp., 313/826- 
3560, $99.95. Surreal graphics in this fantasy martial- 
arts game are spectacular— a cross between Dali and Seuss— 
but the arcade action Is extremely difficult to master. 
Sep 92 

iririr Capitalist Pig 1.0 (1.02), Pluma Soft- 
ware, 602/969-9441, $59.95. Terrorist attacks, 
embezzlement, fires— keeping a cool head Is half the chal- 
lenge if you are to become successful in this business-simu- 
lation game. No dear end point means that getting rich, 
retiring, and writing novels is not an option. Sep 92 
iririr The Complete Annotated Alice 1 .0, The 
Voyager Company, 310/451-1383, $19.95. Fans 
of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will love the “lost" 
out-of-print chapter In this HyperCard book designed pri- 
marily for PowerBook users. As literary hypertext hide-and- 
seek, it works. Jun 92 

icic Creepy Castle 1.0, Reactor, 312/573- 
0800, $49.95. Wolfman, the Bride of Frankenstein, and 
other ghouls from dassic horror movies populate this clever 
arcade-style game. Still, delightful movie trivia doesn't com- 
pensate for frustrating performance delays and limited sce- 
narios. Jun 92 

icicic Cross Country 1.0 (2.0), T-34 
Microsystems, 904/396-2785, $179.95. Noun- 
necessary frills complicate this efficient, Inexpensive instru- 
ment-flight trainer. It doesn't have a true aerodynamic feel, 
but that flaw's not critical. Jul 92 

Cyberblast 2.01, Innerprise Software, 
410/560-2434, $49.95. Allens have overrun the 64 
levels of Fastrax Labs, and it's your job to get rid of them in 
this arcade game. While it's not the most unusual game in 
the universe, it's a nice, basic shoot-'em-up, with dever 
execution and appealing graphics. Sep 92 
iricicir Go Master 5, Toyogo, 808/396-5526, 
$69. Go has been called the most interesting board game 
ever Invented. This excellent software version incorporates 
helpful learning aids and sample games. Dec 92 
•kiriric HardBall II, Accolade, 408/985-1700, 
$54.95. From the pitcher's windup to the batter's swing, 
this baseball game comes astonishingly close to natural 
human motion. The upgrade adds more teams, more stadi- 
ums, instant replay, and the ability to create your own league. 
May 92 

Insanity 1.0, UV Wave, 318/868- 
9944, $28.95. Shoot your Mac with this cool control 
panel device that offers a choice of nine weapons, ranging 
from an Uzi to a pigeon. It has first-rate sound effects and 
detailed animation, but the novelty wears off. Feb 93 
kkicick Just Grandma and Me, Broderbund 



Software, 415/382-4400, $49.95. Mercer Mayer's 
Little Critter comes to life in this charming, captivating, 
wondrously entertaining, interactive storybook on CD ROM. 
Aug 92 

n Kid Fix 1 .0 (2.0), Broderbund Software, 41 5/ 
382-4400, $59.95. An entrancing, enchanting color 
paint program aimed at children but delightful for grown- 
ups, too. Hilarious sounds, hidden surprises, spectacular 
effects, zany and creative tools— It's a classic. 
kick Kid Fix Companion, Broderbund Soft- 
ware, 415/382-4400, S39.95. Addition to Kid Fix 
adds clever new features, including the world's easlest-to- 
use QuickTime movie and presentation modules, but it's 
less appealing than the delightfully simple original. Oct 92 
kkk Nobunaga's Ambition 1.0, Koei Corp., 
415/348-0200, $59.95. Visit the Warring States pe- 
riod of feudal Japan, unify the country, and usher In an era 
of peace. Strategy game is absorbing and challenging, but 
the interface can be annoying. Jun 92 
kkkk Fatton Strikes Back; The Battie of 
the Buige, Broderbund Software, 415/382-4400, 
$19.95. Military simulation game with superior graphics 
is simple to learn and satisfyingly complex. If only they'd 
skipped the off-disk copy protection. Jun 92 

★ ★★★ Foetry in Motion, The Voyager Com- 
pany, 310/451-1383, $29.95. Performance videos 
of contemporary poets are juxtaposed with the texts of their 
poems and taped interviews in this Intriguing CD ROM that 
combines the excitement of the stage with the reflective 
appeal of the page. Feb 93 

kkkk Frince of Fersia, Broderbund Soft- 
ware, 415/382-4400, $49.95. A high tolerance for 
frustration is necessary to negotiate the 12 mazelike levels 
of dungeon and palace in this arcade adventure, but amaz- 
ingly realistic (although gory) animation, stunning graph- 
ics, and entertaining challenges make it all worthwhile. 
Sep 92 

kkk Red Baron 1.0, Dynamix, 800/326- 
6654, $69.95. The romance of history and the realism 
of a flight simulator combine in this World War I flight game. 
Despite small annoyances, including too many dialog boxes 
to get to the simulation, this game will charm any aspiring 
ace. Nov 92 

kkkk The Secret of Monkey Island 1.0, 
LucasArts Games, 415/721-3300, $59.95. A genu- 
inely amusing, interactive talc of swashbuckling and daring 
deeds using splendid 256-color graphics and an original 
sound track. Low screen resolution and irksome copy pro- 
tection only slightly spoil the delight. Sep 9 

★ ★★★ Shanghai II: The Dragon's Eye, 
Activision, 310/207-4500, $49.95. Classic tile game 
Is more addictive than ever; flashy enhancements include 
new tiles and layouts, plus an additional, entirely new game 
that's a variation on the tile-removal theme. May 92 
kk Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective 
1.0, Icom Simulations, 708/520-4440, $69.95. 
Accompany Sherlock Holmes and Watson as they Investi- 
gate three CD ROM-based mysteries. Pnmarily made up of 
video scenes, this game's only slightly more interactive than 
TV, and the picture's not as good. Aug 92 

kkkk A Silly Noisy House 1.0, The Voy- 
ager Company, 310/451-1383, $59.95. A brightly 
colored animated world awaits exploration; this CD ROM's 
simple scenes and syrupy songs are perfect for preschoolers. 
May 92 



kkkk SimAnt 1.0, Maxis, 510/254-9700, 
$59.95. Marauding red ants, ant lions, spiders, even power 
mowers— an ant's life is likely to be short in this remarkably 
detailed simulation game in which the object is to have black 
ants amass territory in a suburban backyard. Apr 92 

★ ★★ SImLife, Maxis, 510/254-9700, $69.95. 
A megalomaniac’s dream come true, this amazingly Intri- 
cate simulation game allows players to create and control 
ecosystems. It’s not easy, but the reward Is an Increased 
understanding of the complex interrelationships of life. 
Feb 93 

kkkk So I've Heard, Volume 1: Bach and 
Before, The Voyager Company, 310/451-1383, 
$24.95. Engaging text by classical-music critic and lec- 
turer Alan Rich describes nearly two millennia of western 
music (up to the mid-eighteenth century) In this CD ROM. 
It offers a unique and affordable opportunity to sample 50 
or so performances, styles, and compositions. Feb 93 
kkkk Spaceward Ho 2.0.1, Delta Tao Soft- 
ware, 408/730-9336, $59. A happy planet is a prof- 
itable planet in this absorbing, humorous strategy game of 
interstellar capitalism and imperialism. Aug 92 

★ ★★★ Spectre 1.0, Velocity Development 
Corp., 415/776-8000, $59.95. Fight enemy tanks 
In a 3-D arcade game that is at once basic and extremely 
addictive. When Installed on a network, it's one of the great 
antiproductivity tools of ail time. May 92 

kkkk Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo, 
Broderbund Software, 415/382-4400, $49.95. 
Unanticipated giggles, rich graphics, entertaining sounds, 
and creative learning acbvities fell this interactive hypcrworld. 
We recommend it, despite its tiny bugs. Jul 92 
kkkk Super Tetris, Spectrum HoloBytc, 
510/522-3584, $49.95. Teensy tiles are a very minor 
negative in this exceptional tile game that's more varied, 
more challenging, and more forgiving than the original. 
Oct 92 

kk Surgeon 3, The Brain 1.0 (1.1), ISM, 410/ 
560-0973, $59.95. Surgical-simulation game with re- 
alistic graphics and sound can be entertaining and educa- 
tional, but it's overly intolerant of mistakes— not for the 
faint of heart or the easily frustrated. Sep 92 
kkk Warlords, Strategic Studies Group, 904/ 
494-9373, $59.95. A medieval fantasy world is the 
setting for this colorful game of strategy and conquest with 
beautiful graphics. Unfortunately, the computer opponents 
are not challenging enough for an experienced war-gamer, 
although human opponents may be. Dec 92 
kkkk Wordtris, Spectrum HoloByte, 510/ 
522-3584, $49.95. Tetris's falling blocks are letters in 
an arcade game for Scrabble lovers. Lots of variations, in- 
cluding modes for children, tournaments, and head-to-head 
play on a network, make it a super game. Jun 92 

GRAPHICS 




FI Adobe Illustrator 3.01 , Adobe Systems, 415/ 
961-4400, $695. Adept transformation and reshaping 
capabilities and superb text-handling stand out in this ob- 
ject-oriented illustration program. It also includes features 
found in no other Macintosh draw program, such as tools 
to create line and bar graphs. 

r Adobe Fhotoshop 2.0.1 (2.0.1), Adobe Sys- 
tems, 415/961-4400, S895. With complete mastery 
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is the industry standard for image manipulation. Although 
it's not perfect, it's so good that if you make your living In 
graphic art, it's worth the price of a Mac itself. 
ifirif Aldus FreeHand 3.1, Aldus Corp., 206/ 
628-2320, S595. A pressure-sensitive freehand tool is 
the most remarkable new feature of this updated drawing 
program. Substitution for missing fonts is another good ad- 
dition, but skimpy text-editing tools and incomplete sup- 
port for EPS continue to diminish its value. Jun 92 
iriK Aldus Gallery Effects 1.0 (1.5), Aldus 
Corp., 206/628-2320, $199. Uninspiring coliecUon 
of 16 image-editing filters has an unusually strong manual. 
Apr 92 

ifidf Alias Sketch 1 .0.2 (1 .5), Alias Research, 
800/447-2542, $995. The unique collection of tools 
makes this the only program that allows you to sit down 
and play with 3-D rendering. Failings include quirky navi- 
gation and sluggish performance. Aug 92 
icitif'k ArchiCAD 4.02 (4.1), Graphisoft USA, 
415/737-8665, $4450. The simple yet powerful 3-D 
interface in this CAD package builds on a construction meta- 
phor. The integrated product Incorporates most of the fea- 
tures an architect needs. Jun 92 

AutoCAD Release 1 1 , Autodesk, 41 5/332- 
2344, $3500. Customizable, bare-bones drafting up- 
grade partially implements a graphical user Interface. Few 
add-ons are currently available. Dec 92 

CA-CricketDraw III 1.0, Computer As- 
sociates international, 408/432-1727, $249. 
Although not revolutionary, this draw program boasts some 
original implementations, including dramatically improved 
gradations. May 92 

icif'k Cachet 1.0, Electronics for imaging, 
41 5/742-3400, $595. The tools, interface, output, and 
documentation of this color-image editor are all quite Im- 
pressive for a first version, but serious failings include slow- 
ness and disappointing sharpening. Dec 92 
B Canvas 3.0 (3.0.6), Deneba Software, 305/ 
596-5644, $399. Discovering the complex nuances of 
this draw program's immense feature list isn't easy, but it's 
well worth the effort. The precision drawing functions in 
particular should appeal to many users. 

B Claris CAD, Claris Corp., 408/727-8227, 
$899. Serious but basic CAD package has fallen behind 
the competition after a long period without an upgrade. 
Still, it's one of the fastest products available for scrolling 
and zooming— Important for work on large, complex 
drawings. 

Color It 1.0 (2.0), /VticroFrontier, 515/ 
270-81 09, $1 1 9.95. A magic-wand tool and antialiased 
brushes and text are among the high-end features found in 
this low-end color paint program. Occasionally mystifying 
and buggy, it's still a remarkable bargain. Apr 92 
if'k'k DesignCAD 2D/3D 3.0.1, DesignCAD, 
918/825-4848, $299.95. Despite slow rendering, this 
general-purpose 3-D modeler with 2-D drafting capabili- 
ties represents a price and performance breakthrough in 
3-D modeling programs. Nov 92 
'k'ki^'k Electricimage Animation System 
1.5.1, Electric Image, 818/577-1627, $7495. The 
most powerful animation program for the Mac improves Its 
documentation and rendering, and adds an intuitive project 
window that allows you to control all aspects of animation 
from a single location. Unfortunately, it still retails for the 
price of a European vacation for two. Feb 93 



iririirir Expert Color Paint 1.0, Expert Soft- 
ware, 305/444-0080, $49.95. A wonderful value 
for novices, this color paint program offers a tidy collection 
of features for an astonishingly low price. Beware of low 
memory settings, though, or it gets buggy. Jun 92 
iciricic Fractal Design Painter 1.2, Fractal 
Design Corp., 408/688-8800, $349. An expanded 
collection of paper textures and four new watercolor brushes 
add appeal to an already strong set of painting tools. Minor 
complaints include unsophisticated gradation and fill capa- 
bilities and an insensitive Undo command. Aug 92 
ifificir Infinl-D 2.0, Specular International, 
413/549-7600, $995. Rich combination of 3-D mod- 
eling, rendering, and animation tools at a relatively afford- 
able price. Visualization program works well, offers a nicely 
integrated approach to rendering, and is generally stable. 
Jan 93 

irirific IntelllDraw 1.0, Aldus Corp., 206/ 
628-2320, $299. Crowd-pleasing features such as physi- 
cal and dynamic links make this automated draw program a 
great environment for planning and presenting, although 
it's less satisfying as a free-form drawing tool. Nov 92 
B MacDraw Pro 1 .Ovi (1 .5), Claris Corp., 408/ 
727-8227, $399. The shallow array of integrated fea- 
tures in this draw program is perfect for the new or moder- 
ately experienced user, but compared with other programs 
In the same price range, It's slow and deficient. 

B MacPaint 2.0, Claris Corp., 408/727-8227, 
$125. Easy-to-use black-and-white paint program takes 
up very little RAM, but it adds few capabilities beyond those 
it offered eight years ago. 

B MacRenderMan 1.0 (1.3), Pixar, 510/236- 
4000, $695. This dedicated renderer provides an ex- 
tremely sophisticated, albeit sometimes difficult, way to 
generate 3-D images. Currently the most widespread ren- 
dering scheme, it uses algorithms to create textures, bumps, 
lights, fog, and practically every other element of an image. 
'kiir'k'k Ray Dream Designer 2.02 (2.04), Ray 
Dream, 415/960-0765, $895. Experienced 3-D afi- 
cionados will find this 3-D-imaging software a welcome 
addition to their arsenal, and beginners may find It Ideal for 
the leap from two dimensions to three. Improved text-han- 
dling and viewing capabilities would make it even better. 
Sep 92 

ic'k'k ScanMatch 1.01 (1.02), Savitar, 415/ 

243- 3030, $199. Basically half a color-calibration sys- 
tem. Software quickly and easily adjusts color scan files for 
screen display, with somewhat uneven results; those wish- 
ing to adjust images for print purposes need to use another 
application. May 92 

iririr Showplace 1.1 (1.1.1), Pixar, 510/236- 
4000, $695. Straightforward graphics application orga- 
nizes shading and rendering processes into five basic com- 
ponents. Beginners will like the simple interface, but the 
feature set is small for experienced users. Jun 92 
★ ★★★ Sketcher, Fractal Design, 408/688- 
8800, $149. A variety of effects reproduce the styles 
and techniques of traditional drawing tools with this won- 
derful gray-scale paint and image processing program. 
Feb 93 

ififidr Smoothie 1.02, Peirce Software, 408/ 

244- 6554, $149. Create smoother screen Images with 
this handy utility that antialiases the edges of on-screen 
artwork. Although it can't accommodate sound or accept 
Imported QuickTime movies, it's a must for anyone who 



uses a Mac for presentations. Nov 92 
B Swivel 3D Professional 1.0 (2.0), 

Macromedia, 415/252-2000, $695. Relatively un- 
usual cross-sectional technique makes this 3-D modeler a 
great tool, especially for fast prototyping. It provides a quick 
and easy way to create a variety of shapes. 

'k'k Zeus 0.91 (0.92), Delta Tao Software, 
408/730-9336, $499. Color paint program tries hard 
to match capabilities found in more expensive programs, 
but not always successfully. It's brimming with good ideas 
that are poorly Implemented. Aug 92 

MATH/SCIENCE 

ifirir Caduceus Physics 1.0, Scientia, 617/ 
776-3427, $159.95. Giant HyperCard stack consists 
of carefully indexed cards covering small conceptual bites 
of physics; it’s the first in a scries of programs designed to 
prepare students for the Medical College Admissions Test 
(MCAT). Jan 93 

B Data Desk 3.0, Data Description, 607/257- 
1000, $595. Users with limited formal backgrounds in 
statistics can perform better analyses with this statistics pro- 
gram than with others. 

if if ir if Entrypaq 3.0, Aibathion Software, 
415/824-2737, $149.95. Low-end expert-systems 
shell Is an excellent teaching tool, but the slow performance 
and HyperCard Interface rule it out for practical Implemen- 
tation. Nov 92 

ififif Expert Astronomer 1.0, Expert Soft- 
ware, 305/444-0080, $49.95. Draw maps of the 
sky from any location in the Solar System and learn about 
celestial objects with this astronomy software. Most effec- 
tive In color, this is a great educational tool for beginners 
and a reference database for experts. Dec 92 
ifififif HiQ 1.0 (1.1), Bimillennium Corp., 
408/866-2010, $695. A script language, which ex- 
hibits an endearing nonchalance about data structures and 
typing of variables, is only one of the impressive features of 
this formidable numerical mathematics software. Oct 92 
ifififif Interactive Physics II 1.0 (1.01), 
Knowledge Revolution, 415/553-8153, $399. 
Motion simulation software is an Improvement over tradi- 
tional classroom Instruction In physics. This new version 
greatly expands the range of problems that can be solved, 
and adds support for QuickTime. Dec 92 
B JMP 2.0 (2.05), SAS Institute, 919/677- 
8000, $695. You get lots of value for your money with 
this statistical-analysis program and its vast assortment of 
functions, including strong classical statistics and visualiza- 
tions, 3-D spin features, quality-control statistics, and a 
manual that is a model of concise clarity. 
ifififif MacBreadboard 1.1, Yoeric Software, 
919/644-1620, $59.95. Useful educational engineering 
software simulates with excruciating detail every aspect of 
a digital integrated-circuit breadboard trainer, it accurately 
replicates and even surpasses the behavior of a physical 
breadboard — without burning out 1C chips. Dec 92 
ifififif Maple V, Brooks/Cole Publishing, 
800/354-9706, $450. For functional scope and ease 
of use on a basic Mac (such as a Classic or Plus), this sym- 
bolic math software has no competitors. May 92 
B Mathematica 2.0 (2.1), Wolfram Research, 
217/398-0700, $595. While its memory demands are 
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high, this symbolic- math program offers a truly vast array 
of functions, including over 800 numerical and symbolic 
routines. The quality and quantity of Its support literature 
are outstanding. 

iK'kif Minitab 8.2, Minitab, 814/238-3280, 
$695. These statistical-analysis tools are broad but not 
exhaustive. Still, they’re easy to learn and easy to use, mak- 
ing Minitab an excellent teaching tool. The graphics and 
output are unfortunately typewriter-like. Jun 92 

NueX 1.1 (1.3), Charles River Analytics, 
61 7/491-3474, $295. Lightweight introduction to ar- 
tificial neural networks and knowledge-based expert sys- 
tems has some merit, but cannot be considered a serious 
production tool. Oct 92 

'kidr'k Sequencher 2.0, Gene Codes Corp., 
313/769-7249, $2200. While not implementing ev- 
erything a ONA researcher could want, this software for 
manipulating DNA-sequence information does provide the 
things a researcher really needs. The single best feature is 
its raw speed. Dec 92 

★ ★★ SigmaPlot for the Macintosh 4.11, 
Jandel Scientific, 415/924-8640, $495. It'sashort 
path from raw data to publishable graphs with this scien- 
tific graphing software. The Mac fundamentals need pol- 
ish, but the program offers unique analytic capabilities. 
Jui 92 

Simulink 1.2, The MathWorks, 508/ 
653-1 41 5, $3995. If you hear the word Oode-p/ot sev- 
eral times a week at work, this math-simulation software is 
designed to make your life wonderful. Little glitches and a 
command-line orientation are drawbacks. Dec 92 
'Ar'ArAr StatViewv 4.0m, Abacus Concepts, 510/ 
540-1949, $595. A nice mix of stabstical prowess and 
operating convenience distinguish this statistical-analysis and 
presentation software. The printing options are outstand- 
ing. Nov 92 

★ ★ ★ ★ TeMath 1 .0, Brooks/Cole Publishing, 
800/354-9706, $39.95. For roughly the price of a 
textbook, this mathematical-exploration software provides 
all the help a student needs to understand what’s really 
happening in differential and integral calculus. Apr 92 

ORGANIZATION/PRODUCTIVITY 




if if ACT 1 .0, Contact Software International, 
214/919-9500, $395. While this contact manager has 
several laudable features, such as customizable contact views 
and an integrated word processor, learning how to use it is 
a frustrating experience. Feb 93 
if if if Active Memory 2.0, AS D Software, 714/ 
624-2594, $199. Personal organizer distinguishes it- 
self by providing strong network support, although it may 
be overkill for a lone user. Aug 92 
^ Address Book Plus, PowerUp Software, 41 5/ 
345-5900, $99.95. What you see is what you get with 
this field-based address-book software that sorts, selects, 
formats, and prints names and addresses in every conceiv- 
able way. The disadvantage is that the product is slow, es- 
pecially with more than 200 addresses in a file. 
if if if if Agent DA 2.0 (2.1.1), TeamBuilding 
Technologies, 514/278-3010, $129. Simple, flex- 
ible calendar/reminder program includes every obvious cal- 
endar function — easy navigation, extensive print options, 
adjustable displays, recurring events, and even a straight- 
forward manual. Sep 92 



★ ★★ Amaze Daily Planners: Cathy, The Far 
Side, Word-A-Day (2.0/1993), Amaze, 206/820- 
7007, $59.95. A cartoon (or word) a day makes sched- 
uling more fun with these Icon-based calendar/daily plan- 
ners, but the graphics take up a tot of hard drive space, and 
the programs must be running in order for alarms to sound. 
Sep 92 

if if Connections 2.1 , Concentrix Technology, 
415/358-8600, $199. A wider range of scheduling 
features, new printing options, and improved networking 
capabilities don’t change the fact that this HyperCard-based 
personal Information manager is just too slow. Nov 92 
if if if if DateBook 1.5.1, After Hours Soft- 

ware, 818/780-2220, $125. Personal time manager 
offers a flexible approach to event scheduling and to-do- 
list management. This upgrade adds new features and fixes 
bugs that plagued the first version. Feb 93 
if if if DayMaker 1.01 (2.0), Pastel Develop- 
ment Corp., 212/941-7500, $99.95. In spite of a 
few rough edges and missed opportunities, this personal 
organizer Is a versatile tool for creating to-do lists, prioritiz- 
ing tasks, and maintaining a calendar with alarms. Apr 92 
PI Dynodex, Portfolio Systems, 408/252-0420, 
$89.95. Raw speed is the trade-off for an unappealing 
screen display with this field-based address-book software. 
It’s fast enough In searching, opening, and saving to be a 
worthwhile Investment. 

if if if EasyAlarms 2.0.3, Essential Software, 

914/889-8365, $99. Complex, flexible calendar, re- 
minder, and to-do list program includes scripting and sound 
recording among many other features. Nov 92 
if if if if First Things First 2.0 (3.0), Visionary 
Software, 503/246-6200, $69.95. The nifty on- 
screen clock that floats serenely above your windows is the 
most appealing feature of this good but basic event-reminder 
utility. Apr 92 

ifif Hollo, Atelier Systems. 415/285-1233, 
$99. Unusual combination of contact management and 
word processing in a compact package. This first release is 
hampered by several notable flaws, such as text documents 
that must be linked to a contact name, ian 93 
if if if if In Control 1 .0 (1 .1), Attain Corp., 617/ 
776-1 110, $1 29.95. Shrink an Immense list down to a 
bare skeleton and expand It again using this to-do-list 
manager's clean interface and collapsible row-and-column 
format. May 92 

if if if if Inspiration 4.0, Inspiration Software, 
503/245-9011, $295. Watch your ideas evolve in a 
dynamic diagram mode and a text-based outline mode with 
this brainstorming tool. It works best as a vehicle for orga- 
nizing and developing Ideas. Feb 93 
if if if Intouch 2.0.4, Advanced Software, 408/ 
733-0745, $99.95. Frec-form database is a fast and 
easy way to manage contact information. Program offers 
flexible data entry instead of automatic formatting. Although 
this version adds a handy reminder system, it falls short as a 
calendar planner. Feb 93 

if if if Nolo's Personal RecordKeeper3.0, Nolo 
Press, 510/549-1976, $34.96. Hierarchically con- 
figured database organizes your personal affairs, including 
legal matters, financial records, insurance plans, family his- 
tory. and more, but It is frustratingly inflexible. Jan 93 
if if if Now Up-to-Date 1.0.1, Now Software, 
503/274-2800, $99. The swift performance and logi- 
cal structure of this network calendar program make It easy 



to use, but defidencles, such as the lack of a to-do-list func- 
tion, arc frustrating. Oct 92 

ififif TouchBase 2.0 (2.0.1), After Hours 
Software, 818/780-2220, $125. Entering data is 
quick and easy, and there are lots of useful printing op- 
tions, but this personal information manager displays a few 
rough edges, such as not allowing you to copy the informa- 
tion in the Record Summary field. Aug 92 

PRESENTATION TOOLS 

if if if if Action 1.0, Macromedia, 415/252- 

2000, $495. Entry-level multimedia Integration program 
offers, for its price, a rich selection of features, including an 
excellent variety of transitions as well as gradient and pat- 
terned backgrounds, it makes producing presentations with 
sound and motion surprisingly easy. Feb 93 
if if if if Adobe Premiere 2.0, Adobe Systemi, 
41 5/961 -4400, $495. A dream command post for video 
professionals, this QuickTime movie-editing software pro- 
duces stunning special effects with little effort. Only the 
program’s appetite for memory, disk space, and computer 
horsepower prevent it from being the nonprofesslonal's 
dream as well. Jan 93 

Pj Aldus Persuasion 2.1 (2.12), Aldus Corp., 
206/622-5500, $495. For slide presentations, this prod- 
uct provides an all-in-one studio where each element-out- 
line entries, slides, rrotes, handouts, and charts— Is dynami- 
cally linked to the others, it offers layered builds and auto- 
mated templates, and has a proven track record. 
if if if if Animation Clips 1.0, Media In Mo- 

tion, 415/621-0707, $99. Spice up a presentation 
with an animated stapler, a jukebox that’s a work of art, or 
any of 58 other customizable animations from these busi- 
ness-oriented packages. Marred only by some choppiness 
and a few lesser-quality animations. Jun 92 
if if if if CameraMan 1.0 (1.1), Vision Soft- 
ware International, 408/748-8411, $149. If you 
need to record continuous screen operations, this screen 
recorder is the best deal around. It handles 32-bit Quick- 
Draw, takes advantage of QuickTime's long list of com- 
pression and playback capabilities, and even uses custom 
frame sizes. Sep 92 

ififif Cinemation 1.0, Vividus Corp., 415/ 
494-21 11, $495. Easy-to-use program merges anima- 
tion, interactivity, and presentation features, but the Im- 
age- and text-handling capabilities are less than stellar. 
Jul 92 

ififif DiVA VideoShop 1.0, DIVA Corp., 617/ 
491-4147, $599. Instantaneous playback sets this grace- 
ful QuickTime editing software apart. Its simple beauty is 
slightly offset by a few rough edges, a lousy manual, and 
an occasionally clumsy interface. Jul 92 
r HyperCard 2.1, Claris Corp., 408/727-8227, 
$199. Ease of use has made this multimedia-authoring 
softv/are a tool for the masses. Although color is awkwardly 
implemented, more add-on products have been developed 
for this than for any other multimedia program. 
ififif MacroMInd Director 3.1, Macromedia, 
415/252-2000, $1195. This minor update to a pow- 
erful and versatile multimedia authoring tool adds 23 scripting 
commands, QuickTime importing and editing, and a utility 
that compiles movies into a faster playback format— but 
the whopping $149 addition to the price makes it an up- 
grade most users can afford to miss. Feb 93 



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★★★ Magic 1.0 (1.1), Macromedia, 415/252- 
2000, S395. Outstanding editing features make this 
multimedia-presentation software easy to master. Many of 
the features of more-complex programs are missing, but 
what It does, it does well. Aug 92 
★ ★★★ Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0, Microsoft, 
206/882-8080, S495. This remarkable upgrade puts 
this presentation program ahead of the pack In terms of 
convenience and ease of use. Although the ready-made 
template collection Is pretty paltry, the extensive system of 
master layers, reliable cross-platform compatibility, and 
strong on-screen presentation capabilities more than com- 
pensate. Feb 93 

'kir'k Morph 1.0, Gryphon Software Corp., 
619/454-6836, $149. With patience and practice, you 
can become a high-tech special-effects wizard using this 
image-melding movie utility that “melts*' one image into 
another. While using it is simplicity Itself, you can only morph 
still images, and the program suffers from some first-re- 
lease glitches. Nov 92 

ifif Motion Works ProMotion 1.0 (1.02), 
Motion Works, 604/685-9975, $395. inexpensive 
animation program consolidates a slew of tempting features. 
Including flexible path tools and ambitious support for Apple 
events, but the capabilities are strung together with a weak 
and problem-ridden interface. Nov 92 

PROGRAMMING 




EdScheme 3.4, Schemers, 305/776- 
7376, $49.95. This dear, elegant programming language 
is an excellent tool for learning good programming tech- 
niques, although it can't be used to create stand-alone appli- 
cations. Nov 92 

Object Master 1.0.2, ACIUS, 408/252- 
4444, $395. Successful combination of the superior ob- 
ject-management facilities typically found in Smalltalk as 
well as a first-rate programmer’s editor. Plus it works with 
the most popular languages: C, C-f-f. and Pascal. Jan 93 
★★★★ Prograph 2.5, TGS Systems, 902/455- 
4446, $495. Elegantly designed, object-oriented devel- 
opment environment simplifies Macintosh programming. The 
graphics-based program is conceptually more advanced than 
traditional object-oriented programming. Jun 92 
iririr Serius Programmer 3.0, Serius Corp., 
801/261-7900, $395. The graphical Interface of this 
application-design environment provides nonprogrammers 
with tools for creating custom software, but the documen- 
tation lacks critical explanations. Jan 93 
iiriridf Think C 5.0, Symantec Corp., 408/ 
253-9600, $299. Although not a radical improvement, 
this is a significant upgrade to an outstanding development 
tool. Beginners won't find the documentation helpful. 
Jul92 

★★ ★ ★ ★ Think Pascal 4.0, Symantec Corp., 
408/252-3570, $249. A remarkable achievement— a 
programming language and environment full-bodied enough 
for professional programmers while still Inviting for neo- 
phytes. No weak points and dozens of strengths. Aug 92 
idfirir UserLand Frontier 1.0 (2.0), UserLand 
Software, 415/369-6600, $249. A robust scripting 
language distinguishes this ground-breaking desktop pro- 
gramming tool that can automate desktop functions, re- 
petitive data-managements tasks, and more. Scripts can only 
be used on computers with copies of the program. Jul 92 



UTILITIES 




1^ After Dark 2.0, Berkeley Systems, 510/540- 
5536, $495. Turn your screen into an aquarium or a 
view of a night skyline with this whimsical screen saver that 
includes more than 30 different modules. 

★★★ ALSoft Power Utilities 1.0.1 (1.0.2), 
ALSoft, 713/353-4090, $129.95. Buying this set 
of seven utilities Is more economical than purchasing the 
included disk optimizer and resource manager (DiskExpress 
II and MasterJuggler) separately, but the other five ub'lities 
are unimpressive. Aug 92 

At A utoDoubler 1 .0.7 (2.0), Salient Soft- 
ware, 415/321-5375, $79.95. Designed to operate 
transparently, this automatic file-compression utility is a 
practical solution for users short on disk space, but it's miss- 
ing many of the features of dedicated file-compression utili- 
ties, and It provides only limited control over the process. 
Sep 92 

A^ArAr BetterWriters 1.0.1 (1.0.3), GDT 
Softworks, 604/291-9121, $69. Smart drivers teach 
your ImageWriter, StyleWriter, or DeskWrIter laser printer 
tricks, letting it perform printing gymnastics such as Invert- 
ing images and adding a variety cf options for improving 
output. Minor incompatibilities with some common appli- 
cations are Inconvenient. Jul 92 
AAAA Citadel with Shredder 1.0 (1.1), 
Microcom, 919/490-1277, $149.95. Simple, con- 
venient set of system-security tools covers all the bases, 
including password protection, encryption, permanent era- 
sure, and more. Jun 92 

A A Crash Barrier 1.0.1 (1.1), Casady & 
Greene, 408/484-9228, $79.95. Control panel de- 
vice is supposed to intervene during system crashes. It's a 
great idea but only works for certain types of crashes. 
Apr 92 

E DiskDoubler 3.7 (3.76), Salient Software, 
415/321-5375, $79.95. With its Impressive safety 
features, extremely tight compression, and respectable speed, 
this file-compression utility is a must-have for anyone who 
could use more hard drive space. 

AAA DiskFit Pro 1.0 (1.1), Dantz Develop- 
ment Corp., 510/849-0293, $125. Effective backup 
utility requires a time- and disk-consuming initial full backup, 
but subsequent incremental backups arc simple and speedy. 
It does not support tape drives. Apr 92 
AAA Drive 7 2.3, Casa Blanca Works, 415/ 
461-2227, $79.95. Universal hard drive updater and 
formatter has an attractive, uncluttered Interface that's so 
easy to use it makes hard drive maintenance almost relax- 
ing. Jan 93 

AAAA easyPrint 1.0, SF/O, 402/291-0113, 
$29.95. Nifty utility lets you switch printers without us- 
ing the Chooser. It's a bargain for network users and those 
who frequently change output devices. Oct 92 
R Exposure Pro 1.0.2 (1.02), Baseline Pub- 
lishing, 901/682-9676, $139.95. A floating palette 
in this screen-capture utility lets you edit your screen shots 
before you save them. It’s a clever idea for those who don’t 
own a paint program, but it creates only 72-dpi bitmaps. 
AAA Fastback Plus 2.6 (3.0), Fifth Genera- 
tion Systems, 504/291-7221, $189. Even the most 
hardened shirker should be inspired to back up by the mar- 
velously simple interface of this software. One warning — 
memory shortages can cause it to quit unexpectedly when 



running in the background. Apr 92 
AAAA FolderBolt 1 .02 (1 .02c), Kent Marsh, 
713/522-5625, $1 29.95. Three designated levels of 
folder protection, plus flexible options for password-han- 
dling, among other actions, are the assets of this utility. File 
encryption, however, is not included. Jun 92 
AA Gofer 2.0, MIcrolytics, 716/248-9150, 
$79.95. Poky processing time is the trade-off for flexible 
text-search options without indexing by this file-finding 
utility. Our reviewer vetoed the trade. Jun 92 
AAA HAM 1.0, Microseeds Publishing, 203/ 
435-4995, $79.95. Apple-menu enhancer adds sub- 
menus. allows reordering, and includes a folder of recently 
opened items in your Apple menu. Apr 92 
AAA Hard Disk ToolKit Personal Edition 
1.1.2, FWB Software, 415/474-8055, $79. The 
more arcane features of the heavy-duty Hard Disk ToolKit 
have been stripped out of this entry-level, non -power- user 
version, but everything you really need to format, update, 
partition, and manage your hard drive is still included. 
Jan 93 

AAAA Kiwi Power Menus 1.0, Kiwi Soft- 
ware, 805/685-4031, $39.95. Simple little utility adds 
flexibility to the Apple menu by adding an unlimited num- 
ber of submenus and enabling you to change the font and 
size In the menus. Dec 92 

AAA Kiwi Power Windows 1.5 (1.5.2), Kiwi 
Software, 805/685-4031, $79.95. Our skeptical 
reviewer found this system extension surprisingly handy. 
Its hierarchical menu lists all the open windows in the Finder 
and any applications. Jul 92 

AAA MacPalette II 2.2, Microspot USA, 408/ 
253-2000, S69. You can print images from 8-blt and 
24-bit color programs when you use an ImageWriter II with 
a four-color ribbon and this new driver that approximates 
halftones by dithering. While the results are less than state- 
of-the-art, so is the cost. Sep 92 
AAAA MacTools 2.0, Central Point Software, 
503/690-8090, $149. The consistent. 3-D-style in- 
terface makes it easy for the inexperienced user to navigate 
this utility package; the automated hard drive and floppy- 
disk repair capabilities and antivirus capabilities make it an 
asset for anyone. Oct 92 

AAAA Magnet 1.0, No Hands Software, 415/ 
321-7340, $129.95. Automation aids the laborious task 
of file management with this software. It creates "agents" 
or "magnets’’ that trigger In response to user-specified events 
and automatically look for files and folders to copy, move, 
or alias. Feb 93 

AAAA MasterFinder 1.2.1, Olduvai Corp., 
305/670-1112, $149. ingenious finder utility provides 
rapid access to frequently used files and folders, permits 
operations on several files at once, and saves catalogs of 
offline volumes, but the many features require some effort 
to learn. Nov 92 

AAA More Disk Space 1.1 (1.2), Alysis Soft- 
ware Corp., 415/566-2263, $39.95. Automatically 
compress and expand files with this utility. Although it doesn’t 
identify compressed files, and must run as a start-up appli- 
cation to work automatically, it does offer a measure of 
control that similar utilities lack. Sep 92 
AAA NightWatch li 2.0.1b, Kent Marsh, 713/ 
522-5625, $159.95. Although skillful snoops can over- 
ride the screen- locker feature of this hard drive security utility, 
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the password protection provides a flexible and safe method 
of restricting access to anyone turning on your hard drive. 
Nov 92 

Nok Nok 1.0 <1.0.3), Trik, 617/933- 
8810, $49.95. Plug the security holes that System 7 file 
sharing created, with this effective file-share monitoring utility 
that logs people's attempts to connect to your Mac, alerts 
you when someone does connect, and sets time limits for 
file share users. Oct 92 

Norton Utilities for /Macintosh 2.0, 
Symantec Corp., 310/453-4600, $149. Everything- 
including-the-kitchen-slnk utility package does an excellent 
job of diagnosing and repairing damaged hard drives and 
floppy disks, but the interfaces of the various components 
differ wildly. Oct 92 

Now Utilities 3.0.2 (4.0.1), Now Software, 
503/274-2800, $149. Despite minor imperfections, this 
collection of utilities, including ten separate programs and a 
variety of sample and support files, provides lots of highly 
polished bang for your buck. 

irifir On Location 2.0.1, On Technology, 617/ 
876-0900, $129.95. Fast file-finding utility with im- 
proved functionality shows formatted files, and updates Index 
in background. Alas, the initial indexing is time-consuming, 
and the search functions are incomplete. Jun 92 
icic^ Retrieve It 1.0, /MVP Software, 415/ 
599-2704, $129. It's great that this nonindexed file- 
finding utility allows you to search by file name as well as 
by text, but it is definitely slower than indexed searching. 
Nov 92 

'kifif'k Shredder 1.0.1, DL/M Software, 619/ 
453-4984, $69. Permanently blit 2 your data with this 
quick and easy trash-management tool that writes over 
deleted data — In accordance with Department of Defense 
specifications — so that file-restoration programs can't bring 
it back. Jul 92 

★ ★ ★ Silverlining 5.4, La Cie, 800/999-3919, 

$149. Extensive and detailed testing is only one of many 
advanced functions offered by this hard drive-management 
utility. The interface is lackluster and apt to confuse begin- 
ners. Jan 93 

if if idle SnapBack 1 .0, Golden Triangle Com- 
puters, 619/279-2100, $129. For regular day-to- 
day backups, this network backup software is a great choice. 
Its strength lies in Its simplicity and its easy-to-use, one- 
vdndow interface, but it requires a dedicated hard drive. 
Dec 92 

lAnAnAr SpeedyCD 1.2.2 (1.2.4), ShirtPocket 
Software, 602/966-7667, $70. Get Info gets faster 
with this CD ROM-access accelerator that creates a data- 
base of files from a CD and puts it on your hard drive, if you 
regularly browse through the same CD ROM folders, this 
product might save you enough time for it to be worth the 
$70. Nov 92 

ir SuperDuper 1 .7, NeoConcepts, 408/899- 
4821, $79. If you’re sick of duplicating disks v/ith the 
Finder, this utility Is an acceptable alternative, but there are 
other utilities that are better, cheaper, and do the same thing. 
Nov 92 

PI Symantec Antivirus for the /Mac (SA/M) 
(3.0.9), Symantec, 408/253-9600, $99. No-holds- 
barred virus fighter monitors your Mac and alerts you when 
it sees suspicious activity. Advanced users and network 
managers will appreciate its customization features and 
extensive scanning options. 



★ ★★★ TlmeLogl.01 (1.02), Coral Research, 
702/588-9690, $97. Even jaded computer users will 
approve of the reporting options offered by this utility for 
recording program-usage information. No network features 
included. Jul 92 

★★★★ UpDiff 1.0, KyZen Corp., 609/354- 
3863, $169. Innovative program compares two versions 
of a file, extracts the differences, and creates a difference 
file that is typically smaller than the original and can be 
used to update the older file. Dec 92 
if'kit Voice Navigator SW 2.3, Articulate 
Systems, 617/935-5656, $399. Talk back to your 
Mac (if it has built-in sound input) with this speech-recog- 
nition software. Defining macros that respond to voice com- 
mands can be frustrating, but the product Is a real boon for 
disabled users. Jan 93 

★ ★★★ Wallpaper 1.0.1 (1.0.2), Thought I 
Could, 212/673-9724, $59.99. Terrific control panel 
device lets you design, edit, import, and display repeating 
patterns on your Mac's desktop. Comes with fun, creative 
predesigned patterns. May 92 

★ ★★ WIndoWatch 1.52 (1.53), ASD Soft- 
ware, 714/624-2594, $149. If your main concern is 
to track program and file use, tills utility will handle the job 
nicely. Using It for time billing with numerous programs, 
however, may be a maintenance nightmare. Jul 92 

★ ★★ WonderPrint 1.0, Delta Tao Software, 
408/730-9336, $59. StyleWriters and DeskWrIters 
produce halftones good enough for newsletters with this 
printing extension that improves the output of QuickDraw 
printers and accelerates printing of pictures on PostScript 
printers. Jan 93 

★ ★ Workspace 1.0, Ark Interface, 206/654- 
4127, $149. Although this novel desktop replacement is 
an intriguing first step toward improving the Finder, not 
enough functionality was added to satisfy our reviewer. 
Jul 92 

'k'kir Zephyr Palettes for Page/Maker, Zephyr 
Palettes for Freehand 1.0.2 (1.3), Zephyr De- 
sign, 206/324-0292, $79.95. Exchange pull-down 
menus for palettes in PageMaker or Freehand with these 
cleverly conceived, modestly priced utilities. A number of 
details could still be smoothed, but none are real stumbling 
blocks. Jul 92 

VERTICAL MARKETS 

lAr 'A Construction/Mac 1 .2 (2.0), Revelar Soft- 
ware, 801/485-3291, $99. With a lot of work from 
you, this software will organize your construction or remod- 
eling project. Oct 92 

if if The Desktop Lawyer, The Open Univer- 
sity, 407/649-8488, $99.95. The manual Included 
with this collection of more than 300 legal-document tem- 
plates provides an excellent overview of legal concepts; too 
bad the directions for filling out the forms are so unclear. 
Apr 92 

if if if if Diet Balancer 1 .0, Nutridata Software 
Corp., 914/298-1308, $69.95. Easy-to-use person- 
alized weight-planning tool includes a database of nutri- 
tional values and standard serving sizes, and is useful for 
home diet-planning. Dec 92 

if if Expert Landscape Design, Expert Soft- 
ware, 305/567-9990, $49.95. Bare-bones drawing 
environment for experimenting with landscape design is 



inexpensive, but its usefulness is severely limited because 
of awkward color and pattern tools and because it doesn't 
identify plant types. Feb 93 

if if if if Grade /Machine 5.0, /Misty City Soft- 

ware, 206/828-3107, $79. Teachers' lives get easier 
with this software that quickly sets up a useful electronic 
grade book. Program includes networking capabilities plus 
dozens of options for printing reports. Dec 92 
ififif JobTracker 2.02, infoSolutions, 814/ 
355-2983, $395 to $844. Designed specifically for 
publication management, this scheduling and project-man- 
agement software isn’t completely polished, but it manages 
the job competently. Dec 92 

ififif Legal LetterWorks 1.0, Round Lake 
Publishing, 203/438-1048, $79.95. Any word pro- 
cessor can open the 1 65 legal-document templates Included 
in this collection, and the modular form design is relatively 
versatile. Apr 92 

ififif /Making the Grade 2.0, Jay Kiein Pro- 
ductions, 719/591-9815, $99.95. The Macintosh 
version of the Apple II program Grade Busters 1/2/3, this 
grade-book software with dozens of reporting options is 
easy to learn; but if you're already spreadsheet-literate, the 
friendly dialog boxes and reminders may get in the way. 
Dec 92 

if if if if Noio's Living Trust 1.0, Noio Press, 

510/549-1976, $79.95. Gracefully guiding users 
through the process of drafting a living trust, this product is 
carefully thought out and a great value for simple trusts. 
Aug 92 

ififif Nutri-Calc Plus 1.2, Camde Corp., 602/ 
926-2632, $225. Designed for knowledgeable and se- 
rious users, this powerful, flexible program manages nutri- 
tion information and analyzes diets. Dec 92 
ififif Stat-Ref 3.2a, Teton Data Systems, 307/ 
733-9258, $95. Medical database on CD ROM lets you 
search by keyword. Because it provides access to limited 
sets of journal citations, it's not suitable for research, but it 
could effectively replace a small reference library in an of- 
fice. Jan 93 

WRITING TOOLS 




★★ Correct Grammar 3.0 (3.01), Wordstar 
International, 415/382-8000, $99. Illogical and 
inappropriate recommendations are a hallmark of all gram- 
mar checkers, but this one also violates Mac conventions in 
irritating ways. Aug 92 

ififif Correct Letters 1.1 (1.0), Wordstar In- 
ternational, 415/382-8000, $49. In addition to more 
than 250 ready-made business letters, this HyperCard-based 
product boasts an excellent online Guide to Letter Writing. 
The disabled Find command is mystifying and inconvenient. 
Jul 92 

if if Correct Writing 2.0, Wordstar Interna- 
tional, 415/382-8000, $49. For those who are un- 
sure of the elements of style, this online reference is con- 
venient and comparatively Inexpensive, but it is far from 
complete. Sop 92 

ififif DocuComp II 1.0 (1.03), Advanced 
Software, 408/733-0745, $179.95. Document- 
management utility compares text in two versions of the 
same file and reports the differences in a comprehensive, 
easy-to-follow format. Nov 92 

ifififif EndNote Plus 1.2 (1.2.1), Niles and 



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Associates, 510/649-8176, S249. Reference data- 
base and tool for creating citations and bibliographies is 
now accessible from within Microsoft Word 5.0, represent- 
ing a significant enhancement to this excellent product, 
Sep 92 

★★★ IdeaFisher 2.0, Fisher Idea Systems, 
714/474-8111, $595. Inspiration never comes easily, 
but this creativity tool with a question bank of 6000 ques- 
tions and an idea bank of 61,000 words and 700,000 links 
might help get the juices flovi/ing, Jan 93 

★ ★★ LetterPerfect for /lAacintosh 2.1, 
WordPerfect Corp., 801/225-5000, $149. 
Stripped-down version of WordPerfect measures up as a 
serviceable low-end v./ord processor, with clean, accurate 
documentation and an uncluttered interface. Jan 93 

★ ★★★ Microsoft Word 5.0, Microsoft, 206/ 
882-8080, $495. New features, Including drag-and- 
drop editing, along with an enhanced set of familiar fea- 
tures, add up to a word processor that is kinder and gen- 
tler — as well as bigger and slower. Apr 92 

iicir Nisus Compact 3.3 (3.31), Nisus Software, 
619/481-1477, $150. Inexpensive price and low disk- 
space requirements don't compensate for this word 
processor’s many missing features, including mail merge, 
macros, and word count. Memory quirks are an additional 
problem. Aug 92 

★★★ Plots Unlimited 1.04, Ashley wilde, 310/ 
456-1277, $399. Peter loves Allison but she has a break- 
down when he confesses to murder. Or maybe not. This 
writing tool's database contains 5600 plot twists, all linked. 
The interface is imperfect, leaving items in bold when they 
should be grayed out, and it requires too much mousing. 
Jul92 

★ ★★★ Pro-CIte 2.0, Personal Bibliographic 
Software, 313/996-1580, $395. Valuable biblio- 
graphic database program generates large, complex bibli- 
ographies. Some features aren’t easy to use. but It does 
have 20 predefined and 6 user-defined forms, plus flexible 
sorting options. Jun 92 

'k StoryLine 1.02 (1.4), Truby's Writers Stu- 
dio, 310/575-3050, $345, Frustrating and sometimes 
haphazard HyperCard-based program attempts to offer 
expert training in the craft of plot development. Aug 92 
'kir Taste 1.02 (1.02c), DeltaPoint, 408/648- 
4000, $149. The page-view, WYSIWYG orientation of 
this word processor with page-layout features makes it con- 
siderably slower than text-oriented word processors. Re- 
draw and translator bugs are other problems. May 92 
irkk: Thunder 7 1.0.5 (1.5), Baseline Pub- 

lishing, 901/682-9676, $99.95. The speed, custom- 
izing options, and overall feature-set of this stand-alone 
spelling checker and thesaurus are admirable, but before 
you can trust it Implicitly, it needs a dictionary with greater 
integrity. Jul 92 

★ ★★ TypeReader 1.0, ExperVision, 408/428- 

9988, $695. Speed and accuracy combine with a straight- 
forward operating style In this high-end optical charac- 
ter-recognition software that doesn't do everything its 
competition does, but is a major contender nonetheless. 
Feb 93 

★ ★★ WordPerfect for Macintosh 2.1 (2.1.2), 

WordPerfect Corp., 801/225-5000, $495. Play 
QuickTime movies In your text files or publish and subscribe 
with this upgrade, WordPerfect continues to provide the 
best desktop publishing and graphics capabilities of any 



v/ord processor, but it lacks glossary- and table-creation 
features. Jun 92 

iricif Word5can, WordScan Pius 1.0 (1.01), 
Calera Recognition Systems, 408/720-8300, 
$295, $595. The idiosyncratic interface of these two OCR 
programs is only a minor Inconvenience considering their 
relative accuracy and speed. Jun 92 
★★★★ WriteNow 3.0, T/Maker Company, 
415/962-0195, $249. The streamlined approach of 
this low-end word processor will appeal to many Macintosh 
users, especially the storage-conscious. A nice mix of fea- 
tures includes impressive implementation of style sheets. 
Sep 92 

INPUT DEVICES 




krifir A* Mouse, Mouse Systems Corp., 510/ 
656-1 117, $1 34.95. A smooth ride and tight resolu- 
tion characterize this optical device with three light-touch 
keys. Stronger software would have made it a more attrac- 
tive package; the software's Incompatibilities and limitations 
are a problem. Jun 92 

'k'kkr Acecat for Macintosh, AceCAD, 408/ 
655-1900, $149. It's the hands-down winner in the 
digitizing-tabict price competition, but although this prod- 
uct works well, it lacks some of the amenities of higher-end 
tablets. Aug 92 

★ ★★★ The Bat, Infogrip, 504/766-8082, 
$495. Right- and left-hand keypads slant the little fingers 
down and the thumbs up, with built-in wrist rests. Our re- 
viewer considered it the best ergonomic device she’d seen; 
the downside is learning to type all over again. Oct 92 
'k'k'k DrawingBoard II, Drawing Pad, 
CalComp, 800/932-1212, $645, $395. Two lik- 
able features of these digitizing tablets are the transparent, 
hinged cover for securing artwork, and a menu strip with 
buttons for changing drawing modes and accessing mac- 
ros. Stylus problems and CalComp's haphazard tech sup- 
port are drawbacks. Jul 92 

kciric Mouse-Trak, Itac Systems, 214/494- 
3073, $1 79. Well-positioned, easy-to- rotate trackball with 
a soft wrist-pad is comfortable to use, but must be disas- 
sembled to reconfigure the buttons. Nov 92 
kckric MouseMan, Logitech, 510/795-8500, 
$129. Bear-paw-shape mouse with three programmable 
buttons is handsome and solidly made. It may be too big 
for some hands, Jun 92 

★★★ TrackMan, Logitech, 510/795-8500, 

$ 1 49. There’s a right-hand bias to this trackball with three 
programmable buttons and a handy click-lock feature. 
Jun 92 

kr'k'k'k Turbo Mouse 4.0, Kensington Micro- 
ware, 415/572-2700, $169.95. The large buttons 
on either side of this trackball provide just the right mea- 
sure of tactile feedback while the removable ball glides freely. 
The breakthrough feature, though, is the software that lets 
you customize many of the trackball's functions. Nov 92 
irkrir Voice Express, MacSema, 503/757- 
1520, $399. Voice- recognition board lets you record 
words or phrases that trigger simple key sequences, but 
commands are limited to those with keyboard equivalents, 
and the system Is weighed down by several quirky features, 
Apr 92 

'k'kkr Voice Navigator ii, Articulate Systems, 
61 7/935-5656, $699. SUnd-alone SCSI device offers 



an Impressive, full-featured set of tools for voice control of 
your Mac, but mastering them takes time and effort. 
Apr 92 

krirkr Z-Nix Cordless SuperMouse, Z-NIx, 714/ 
629-8050, $99. Sleek and attractive cordless mouse 
works reliably and is attractively priced, but suffers from 
the same line-of-sight limitations as other infrared devices 
(such as TV remote controls). Dec 92 

MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE 




'k'kkr ACS300 Computer Speaker System, 
Altec Lansing Consumer Products, 717/296- 
4434, $400. Clamshell-shape high/midrange speakers 
come with a freestanding subwoofer and power supply. The 
sound is rich and smooth, but the cabling is nonstandard, 
and there is no on/off switch. Nov 92 
kririr Bose RoomMate speakers, Bose Corp., 
508/879-7330, $329. Shielded stereo speakers with a 
rich, bassy sound can double as regular stereo speakers. 
Unfortunately, they're heavy, expensive, and the highs are 
muddy. Jun 92 

★★★ MaeSpeaker MS-1 , Monster Cable, 415/ 

871-6000, $229.95. Crystal-clear highs and a meaty 
midrange are the best features of these shielded stereo speak- 
ers. They're beautifully designed for close-up listening, but 
the bass sounds wimpy. Jun 92 
kckckckc Media Control Station, JLCooper Elec- 
tronics, 310/306-4131, $269.95. This versatile tool 
connects to the Mac through an ADB port and offers an 
easy and intuitive way to cue and edit QuickTime movies, 
MIDI files, multimedia playlists, and other dynamic data. 
Feb 93 

krifirk; The Miracle Piano Teaching System 
1.0, Software Toolworks, 415/883-3000, 
$499.95. Painstakingly crafted music and piano instruc- 
tor comes with keyboard, software, and 120 songs, includ- 
ing classical, movie-theme, and rock. The program offers 
encouragement and advice, and ends every lesson with a 
synthesized orchestra accompaniment. Oct 92 
irkkekr The Mouse Yoke, Colorado Spectrum, 
303/225-6929, $34.95. Gadget turns an ordinary 
mechanical mouse into an aircraft-style steering wheel, or 
yoke, for use with flight simulators. Simple, elegantly 
executed concept uses quality materials; device is not 
appropriate for driving simulations or shooting games. 
Dec 92 

kkk Organizer Link II (Model OZ-893), Sharp 
Corp., 800/321-8877, $129.99. If you own a 

5000- , 7000-, or 8000- series Sharp Wizard, this program 
and cable allow you to connect it to a Mac serial port to 
exchange data. It's functional, but does have some minor 
weaknesses. Jan 93 

kkk PhonePro 1.0.3, Cypress Research 
Corp., 408/752-2700, $950. Application makes it 
relatively easy to develop a multiple-choice voice-mail sys- 
tem using your Mac, especially for those with programming 
backgrounds. The product includes a 9600-bps modem and 
a headset/microphone. Feb 93 

kkkk PowerKey 2.0, Sophisticated Circuits, 
206/485-7979, $119. Ingenious, well-designed auto- 
mated power strip has four surge-protected outlets that are 
controlled by the keyboard's on/off switch. The equally clever 
software can turn on your Mac, unattended, run a Quic- 
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Keys macro (QuicKeys Lite included), and shut down again. 
Dec 92 

'k'k'kif Ringo LM, AAacSema, 503/757-1 520, 
$1 89.95. If your sole phone-line is doing double duty as 
a fax and voice line, this telephone-line manager is the an- 
swer to your prayers. May 92 

MODEMS/NETWORK HARDWARE 

'AnAr'Anfir Comstation 2, PSI integration, 408/ 
559-8544, $399. Unusually well designed software 
accompanies this fax/data modem. The simple, straightfor- 
ward Interface and handy QuickFax DA are positives; unin- 
formative error messages are minor negatives. Jun 92 
icicic Comstation 4, PSi Integration, 408/559- 
8544, S499. An otherwise solid fax/data modem for 
network use is hurt by an awkward process for distributing 
faxes, plus the need for a separate file server and fax server. 
Jun 92 

icir EtherPrint, Dayna Communications, 801/ 
531-0600, $499. It's possible to connect a single 
LocalTalk printer to an Ethernet network using this device, 
but it's an expensive option. Dec 92 
'lAnAr'A^ EtherPrint Plus, Dayna Communica- 
tions, 801/531-0600, $649. Support four LocalTalk 
products on an Ethernet network using this device that can 
also serve as an Inexpensive AppleTalk router. Dec 92 
in'k'kir EtherWrite, Compatible Systems 
Corp., 303/444-9532, $695. Elegant and cost-ef- 
fective device with excellent network-management software 
allows up to six LocalTalk products to connect to an Ethernet 
network. Dec 92 

'Ar'Ar'AnAr PathFinder, Dayna Communications, 
801/531-0600, 5899. For simple networks, this 
LocalTalk-to-Ethcrnet router is a great value, as well as a 
great time-saver for beginning network managers. It uses 
AppleTalk only. Jan 93 

'Ar'Ar'Ar PowerJtAodem, PSI Integration, 408/ 
559-8544, $299. Superior fax software distinguishes 
this fax/data modem for PowerBooks, but it's not the best 
choice for those who do a lot of online work that requires a 
high-speed data modem. Jul 92 
if'k'k'k PowerPort/Gold, Global Village Com- 
munications, 415/329-0700, $499. if you need 
14,400-bps throughput, this data/fax modem is a champ. 
Its improved software and packaging raise the standards 
for PowerBook modems. Dec 92 
ifiric QBIazer, Teiebit Corp., 408/734-4333, 
$599. If portability is an important issue, this 9600-bps 
modem's pint size and battery power make it an attractive 
choice; otherwise, its high price plus the lack of Mac soft- 
ware and send-fax features work against it. May 92 
Vk'AnAr QuickTel Xeba 9600, Logicode Tech- 
nology, 805/499-4443, $319. Sleek, slanty, futuris- 
tic-looking fax modem offers all the features you'd expect, 
including acceptable fax software. Apr 92 
if if ir if Sportster 14,400 Fax/Data Modem, 

U.S. Robotics, 708/982-5001, $599. Several nice 
features, including an easily accessible power button and a 
front-mounted volume-control dial, make this 100 percent 
Mac-ready, 14,400-bps fax/data modem better than aver- 
age. Feb 93 

ifififif SupraFaxModem V.32bis, Supra 
Corp., 503/967-2400, $399.95. Send and receive 
faxes and data at speeds up to 14,400 bps with this attrac- 



tively priced fax/data modem. The software works well; tech 
support is adequate. Aug 92 

ifif Ultima Home Office, Prometheus Prod- 
ucts, 503/692-9600, $649. When it can reliably trans- 
mit data at high speeds and the voice bugs are fixed, this 
fax modem with voice mail will be worth a second look. 
Oct 92 

ifif Viva 14.4/Fax, Computer Peripherals, 
805/499-5751, $469. In data mode, this 14,400-bps 
fax/data modem performed well, but the software bundled 
with it is barely adequate. Jan 93 
ifif WorldPort 9600 MNP5, U.S. Robotics, 
708/982-5001 , $475. Only slighter larger than a deck 
of cards, this 9600-bps modem is geared toward PC users, 
with a user guide that never mentions Macs and software 
that is only for PC compatibles. Jan 93 



PRINTERS 




ifif C. Itoh Pro Writer Printer, C-Tech Elec- 
tronics, 714/833-1165, $2395. Not only is this la- 
ser printer more expensive than most personal page print- 
ers, it also offers less-impressive features and so-so output. 
Nov 92 

★★★★ HP LaserJet 4M, Hewlett-Packard, 
800/752-0900, $2999. An Intel 18960 RISC processor 
makes printing complex images faster than ever with this 
600-dpi printer, while the Canon LBP-EX print engine and 
microfine toner guarantee smooth curves and crisp charac- 
ters. An autoswitch feature makes it a flexible option for 
mixed-platform offices. Feb 93 
^'Ar^ HP PaintJet XL300, Hewlett-Packard, 
800/752-0900, $3495. The output of this color ink- 
jet printer won't satisfy demanding graphic arts profession- 
als, but It's great for business users interested in punching 
up their presentations. Oct 92 

ifififif IBM LaserPrinter 10A, IBM Corp., 
800/358-5835, $3995. Beautifully defined text, ra- 
zor-sharp line art, clear gray tones — the output from this 
large, awkwardly designed, 600-dpi PostScript printer is 
dazzling, and all for under $4000. Aug 92 
ifififif LZR 1560, Dataproducts Corp., 818/ 
887-8000, $3395. Tabloid-size 400-dpi laser printer 
blazed through our standard printer speed tests and pro- 
duced output noticeably better than that of 300-dpi print- 
ers. It"s a good choice for a mixed network. Sep 92 
ifififif LZR 960, Dataproducts Corp., 818/ 
887-8000, $2195. This peach of a personal PostScript 
printer is compact, fast, and produces excellent output. Our 
reviewer experienced low-memory error messages, but most 
memory problems should be solved with the current ship- 
ping configuration of 3MB of RAM. Jul 92 
if if if RasterOps CorrectPrint 300, RasterOps 

Corp., 408/562-4200, $8999. The cost of high-qual- 
ity, photo-realistic color printing takes a nosedive with this 
300-dpi, dye-sublimation printer. The relatively small (8.1 
by 8.6 inches on letter-size media) print area is the only 
significant flaw. Oct 92 

ifififif RealTech Laser 400, Hardware That 
Fits, 409/760-2400, $3195. Exactly the same 
tabloid-size, 400-dpi printer as the Dataproducts LZR 
1560, but for slightly less money. And it produces output 
that is perceptibly better than that of 300-dpi printers. 
Sep 92 

ifififif StyieWrIter, Apple Computer, 408/ 



996-1010, $399. If money is tight, if you want nice- 
looking output, and if you have a little extra time to spare, 
this is a good personal printer with a new driver that makes 
it even better. Sep 92 

if if if Tl microLaser Turbo, Texas Instruments, 
800/527-3500, $2349. An enhanced version of Tl's 
microLaser Plus, this PostScript Level 2 printer is an admi- 
rable performer and a dependable machine, but it leaves 
you wondering whether the extra $500 is worth it. Jul 92 
if if if WIdeWriter, GCC Technologies, 617/ 
890-0880, $1699. Large-format output comes in a 
reasonably priced package with this ink-jet printer that can 
automatically feed sheets as large as 14 by 91 inches or 
manually feed sheets 17 inches wide with an unlimited length. 
Feb 93 

SCANNERS 

lAr'Ar'AnAr HP ScanJet IIP, Hewlett-Packard, 800/ 
752-0900, $1095. An elegant piece of technology, this 
desktop gray-scale scanner produces excellent results for a 
street price of around $750. Muddled online help and a 
flimsy hinge are minor problems. Aug 92 
ifififif LIghtningSean Pro 256, Thunderware, 
510/254-6581, $649. A well-executed hand-held gray- 
scale scanner worth the cost. It creates 8-bit scans at up to 
400 dpi; Images scanned in two passes can be joined flaw- 
lessly. The only drawback is slow scrolling In software. 
Jun 92 

ifififif Mirror 600 Color Scanner, Mirror 
Technologies, 612/633-4450, $1199. Three-pass 
scanner with 600-dpi vertical and 300-dpi horizontal reso- 
lution is fast, precise, and an excellent value. The only li- 
ability is its somewhat quirky software. Apr 92 

Nikon LS-3510AF Film Scanner, 
Nikon, 516/547-4355, 8-bit $9535, 24-bit 
$11,316. The bread-box-style design of this 35mm film 
scanner may be reminiscent of past models, but many 
changes make it faster and more convenient. Still, advanced 
users won't be satisfied with the tools for overriding auto- 
matic exposure and tone adjustments. Sep 92 
ifif PageBrush Professional, Mitsubishi In- 
ternational, 415/544-2781, $795. A brilliant idea 
with unfortunate rough spots. Gray-scale, hand-held scan- 
ner/mouse scans full-page or larger images and produces 
300-dpi gray-scale files, but the process and software are 
agonizingly slow; the buttons are hypersensitive; and the 
product is expensive. Jun 92 

ififif RasterOps Expresso Personal Slide 
Scanner, RasterOps Corp., 408/562-4200, $849. 

Essentially a video camera mounted above an illuminated 
stage, this slide scanner outputs NTSC video. It's fast, con- 
venient, and economical, but falls short for digital images; 
its best file looks worse than output from a 24-bit flatbed or 
slide scanner. Apr 92 

SYSTEMS/STORAGE 

ififif Duo Dock, Apple Computer, 408/996- 
1010, $1079. Immensely clever desktop Mac-size hous- 
ing for the Duo laptops provides back-panel connectors, a 
SuperDrive, electrical and physical support for external 
monitors, and two expansion slots. Although the Duo Dock 
is easy to like, some details, such as the difficulty of install- 
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★ ★★★ Floptika 20/AA, Procom Technology, 
714/852-1000, $585. It is easy to recommend this 
floptical drive due to its speed, relatively low cost, bundled 
software, and lack of problems. Although it allows invalid 
SCSI ID addresses, it's a fine product. Sep 92 

★ ★★ Freedom 120, AAaxen, 619/944-0818, 
$699. Battery-powered hard drive provides three to four 
hours of hard drive storage without a power cable; it per- 
forms at a respectable speed, but lacks a battery-power gauge 
and automatic sleep mode. The skimpy manual is the most 
serious problem. Sep 92 

★ ★★ Infinity Floptical 21MB, Peripheral 
Land, 510/657-2211, $599. The good points of this 
floptical drive include extensive documentation, switchable 
termination, and an autoeject function, but the bad points 
are the odd size, the incompatibility of the bundled soft- 
ware with System 7, and inappropriate formatting of BOOK 
disks. Sep 92 

'At At Performance/040 (33MHz), Impulse Tech- 
nology, 404/889-8294, $2399. For disk-intensive 
tasks, this 68040 33MHz accelerator board tested slower 
than the native CPU and, in general, was slower than com- 
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PLI MiniArray 850MB, PLI MlnlArray 
2CB, Peripheral Land, 510/657-2211, $6999. 

These RAID storage systems contain multiple drives that 
work as a single unit; they're an excellent option for image 
processing or tasks that involve importing and exporting 
large files, but the price per megabyte is high. Jan 93 
'k'k'k PowerBook 1 45, Apple Computer, 408/ 
996-1010, $2149 to $2499. Adequate but essen- 
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of the discontinued PowerBook 140 with a faster 25MHz 
6B030 CPU, but RAM expansion Is limited, and It doesn't 
have a built-in video port. Feb 93 
'k'k'k'k PowerBook 160, Apple Computer, 
408/996-1010, $2429 to $3149. A built-in video 
port and gray-scale capability are the new features Apple 
offers with this notebook computer. While it offers good 
processing speed and power, the passive matrix display 
doesn't cut it for all-day use as a primary screen. Feb 93 
ArArArAr PowerBook 180, Apple Computer, 
408/996-1010, $4109 to $4469. An active matrix 
screen and a math coprocessor are the only differences 
between this notebook computer and the PowerBook 
160, but the beautiful display Is worth the extra $1000. 
Feb 93 

ArArArAr PowerBook Duo 210 and 230, Apple 
Computer, 408/996-1010, 210 (4/80) $2249, 
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pack the horsepower of 030 chips. Although the screen, 
the keyboard, and the trackball (more of a trackmarble) feel 
small, these computers virtually cry out to be picked up, 
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A: Ar A* QuadFlextra, Quadram, 404/923-6666, 
$495. Remarkable super-high-density floppy drive uses 
an ingenious disk-formatting method to put just over 20MB 
on a single 3’/3-inch floppy disk, but it may not be as cost- 
efficient as other options. Apr 92 
A AAA’ Quantum Passport XL 240, Quantum 
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solve the problem of how to transport data from one com- 
puter to another. The price is only somewhat discouraging. 
Oct 92 

A AAA Radius Rocket 33, Radius, 408/434- 
1010, $2499. The accelerator board of choice for our 
reviewer, this 68040, 33MHz board is fast, reasonably priced, 
and compatible with a Mac II (with Rev. B ROM), llx, Ilex, 
or I lei. Oct 92 

AAA TokaMac II FX 33. Fusion Data Sys- 
tems. 512/338-5326, $2995. CPU and FPU tasks 
on a Mac llfx are faster than on a Quadra 950 with this 
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AAA Canon RC250, Canon USA, 714/753- 
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inexpensive stlll-vIdeo system. Camera captures up to 50 
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AA ClearVue/SD 21, RasterOpi Corp., 408/ 
562-4200, $1799. If this 21-Inch monochrome display 
that plugs Into the SCSI port supported gray scale, mirror- 
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presentations. As the product is, however, it's too function- 
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A A Dycam Model 1 , Dycam, 81 8/998-8008, 
$895. Compact, point-and-shoot, still-video camera records 
and downloads Images In 8-blt gray-scale— as long as the 
battery doesn't die first. Jun 92 
AAA A Macintosh 16” Color Display, Apple 
Computer, 408/996-1010, $1599. The display qual- 
ity of Apple's 16-inch monitor is tough to beat. It has real- 
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AAA Power Portrait, Sigma Designs, 510/ 
770-0100, $899 or $949. Hook your Classic or 
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play. Built-in QuickDraw acceleration speeds up the slow 
SCSI connection on the one hand and results In a few soft- 
ware incompatibilities on the other. Feb 93 
AAAA PowerVision, Mirror Technologies, 
612/633-4450, with no RAM $499, with 2MB 
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priced notebook display adapter. It only supports 12-inch 
and 14-Inch monitors, and 15-inch portrait gray-scale and 
black-and-white monitors. Feb 93 
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408/245-2202, $499 to $1 599. Grab video from a 
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BUSINESS 




42 


Attain Corporation 


6 


210 


CompuServe 


159 


86 


Insignia Solutions 


72 


200 


Inspiration Software 


205 


151 


Mainstay 


5 


187 


Personal Training Systems 


44 


153 


Real World Corporation 


229 


179 


StatSoft 


99 


32 


Strategic Mapping 


224 


59 


Systat 


29 


19 


Techw'orks 


131 


195 


Teleware 


232 


197 


Teleware 


84 




CAD/CAM 




28 


Engineered Sollware 


12 


60 


Graphsoft 


46 


149 


Malhsofl, Inc. 


34 




CD ROM 




158-159 


Macworld CD Ventures 


— 


218 


Macworld CD Ventures 


283 


41 


Macworld CD Ventures 


217 




COMMUNICATION 




84 


Dataviz 


36 




EDUCATIONAL 




76 


Educational Resources 


28 


12 


Image Smith 


— 


291 


Nordic Software 


168 


187 


Personal Training Systems 


44 




ENTERTAINMENT 




294 


Casady & Greene 


32 


291 


Nordic Software 


168 




GRAPHICS/DTP 




36-39 


Aldus 


— 


33 


Deneba Sollware 


57 


194 


Digital Vision 


242 


14-15 


Eastman Kodak 


267 


183 


Image Club 


— 


74 


Strata 


293 




MISCELLANEOUS 




54 


6DT Sollworks 


42 


200 


Inspiration Software 


205 


199 


MAXA Corporation 


182 


213 


MAXA Corporation 


290 


77 


MAXA Corporation 


270 




MULTIMEDIA 




12 


Image Smith 


— 


202 


Passport Designs Inc. 


271 


74 


Strata 


293 




MUSIC 




202 


Passport Designs Inc. 


271 




OCR 




204 


Expervision.Inc. 


170 




PERSONAL 




205 


MacFriends 


— 


207 


MacFriends 


— 


209 


MacFriends 


— 



POWERBOOK 

32 Strategic Mapping 224 

94 Symantec — • 

SECURITY 

34 Kent Marsh. Ltd. 225 

292 Micro Security Systems 152 

292 Secure-lt 239 

31 Trend Micro Devices 203 

STATISTICAL 

179 StatSoft 99 

59 Systat 29 

UTILITIES 

214 Berkeley Systems Design 8 

294 Casady & Greene 32 

16 Dantz Development 26 

58 DataWatch 201 

9 Filth Generation Systems 151 

54 GDTSoltworks 42 

212 iCOM Simulations 138 

86 insignia Solutions 72 

34 Kent Marsh. Ltd. 225 

53 Leader Technologies 79 

199 MAXA Corporation 182 

213 MAXA Corporation 290 

77 MAXA Corporation 270 

220 Now Softv.-are 49 

217 Symantec — 

94 Symantec — 

192 Teknosys 18 

216 Thought I Could 171 

31 Trend Micro Devices 203 






BOARDS 

16 Novy Systems 202 

92 P.S.I. Integration Inc. 61 

10-11 Radius — 

56 RasterOps — 

52 SuperMac Technology 88 

CD ROM 

82-83 MediaVision 73 

184 NEC Technologies 16 



COMPUTER SYSTEMS 
96-97 Apple — 

255 BottomLine Distribution — 

256-257 BottomLine Distribution — 

238-239 Express Direct 81 

232 MacBest 98 

205 MacFriends — 

207 MacFriends — 

209 MacFriends — 

293 Safev.'are Insurance Agency. Inc. 197 

DIGITIZERS/SCANNERS 



26-27 Epson America Inc. — 

29 Epson America Inc. — 

204 Expervision.Inc. 170 

78-80 MacDirect 58 

IBC Mirror Technologies 125 

75 Wacom — 

DISPLAY 

238-239 Express Direct 81 

215 Lapis 258 



78-80 


MacDirect 


58 


247 


MacNews 


172 


IBC 


Mirror Technologies 


122 


141 


Mitsubishi Electronics 


165 


2-3 


NEC Technologies 


68 


189 


nVIew Corp. 


117 


56 


RasterOps 


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Sigma Designs 


176 




HARD DISKS/STORAGE 


244-245 


Alliance Peripheral Systems 31 


260-261 


Club Mac 


96 


24 


Contemporary Cybernetics 


188 


241 


DGR Technologies 


286 


243 


DGR Technologies 


53 


201 


Envisio, Inc. 


204 


61-68 


LaCie 


246 


264-265 


Mac Products USA 


175 


252-253 


MacLand 


40 


40 


Mass Microsystems 


207 


22 


MicroNet Technology 


139 


173 


MicroNet Technology, Inc, 


113 


292 


0.C.E.A.N Microsystems 


62 


147 


Pinnacle Micro 


115 


186 


PLI 


208 


246 


Relax Technology 


291 


240 


Spin Peripherals 


148 


262-263 


Thirdwave Computing 


156 




EXPANSIONS/UPGRADES 


19 


Techworks 


131 


35 


Xante Corp. 


2 


88 


Xante Corp. 


1 




INPUT DEVICES 




175 


Curtis Manufacturing 


20 


c6 


Kensington 


— 


196 


Sophisticated Circuits 


237 


198 


Sophisticated Circuits 


184 


75 


Wacom 


— 




MISCELLANEOUS 




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Educorp 


157 


188 


MediaMate 


199 


43 


Sharp Electronics Inc. 


109 




MODEMS 




92 


P.S.I. Integration Inc. 


61 


206 


Prometheus Products 


288 




POWERBOOK 




BC 


Kensington 


— 




PRINTERS 




233 


Canon USA 


292 


18 


Costar Corporation 


196 


208 


DEC 


— 


165 


GCC Technologies 


266/267 


167 


6CC Technologies 


259/260 


169 


GCC Technologies 


212/221 


171 


GCC Technologies 


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6-7 


Hewlett Packard 


— 


55 


LaserMaster 


43 


258 


MacCenter 


230 


157 


NEC Technologies 


17 


295 


Printer Connection 


55 


13 


QMS 


191 


17 


Seiko Instruments 


185 


30 


Tektronix 


143 


180 


Texas Instruments 


313 


35 


Xante Corp. 


2 


88 


Xante Corp. 


1 



VIDEO 

82-83 MediaVision 73 

10-11 Radius — 

52 SuperMac Technology 88 



1 SERVICES 1 


ON LINE 




210 CompuServe 


159 


TRAINING 




90 MacAcademy 


106 



ACCESSORIES 




FURNITURE 




8 


Anlhro 


— 


12 


ScanCo 


— 




MISCELLANEOUS 




18 


Costar Corporation 


196 


175 


Curtis Manulacturing 


20 


188 


MediaMate 


199 


219 


Random House 






Electronic Publishing 


210 



1 MAILORDER 


242 


Advanced Business Center 


227 


244-245 


Alliance Peripheral Systems 


31 


255 


BottomLine Distribution 


— 


256-257 


BottomLine Distribution 


— 


260-261 


Club Mac 


96 


241 


DGR Technologies 


286 


243 


DGR Technologies 


53 


254 


Dr. Mac 


177 


76 


Educational Resources 


28 


296-297 


Educorp 


157 


266 


ETC Peripherals 


4 


264-265 


Mac Products USA 


175 


160-163 


Mac Zone, The 


70 


248-251 


Mac's Place 


209 


232 


MacBest 


98 


258 


MacCenter 


230 


44-51 


MacConneclion 


— 


259 


MacDepot 


144 


252-253 


MacLind 


40 


247 


MacNews 


172 


70-73 


MacWarehouse 


150 


20-21 


Maya Computer 2.0 


— 


IBC 


Mirror Technologies 


125 


IBC 


Mirror Technologies 


122 


295 


Printer Connection 


55 


246 


Relax Technology 


291 


240 


Spin Peripherals 


148 


262-263 


Third-wave Computing 


156 


142-143 


Tiger Software 


114 



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4 Best Desktop Diversion Product Finalist - Star Tiiek The Screen Saver 



When your Mac’s on, but you’re not, your screen might be left with an echo of that page burned in permanently. For Trekkcrb. 
enjoy over 15 displays of Tribbles, Captain Kirk, Spock, and more. Star Trek The Screen Saver is a stand alone product and fully 
compatible with After Dark. After Dark prevents burn-in with over 30 displays Including Flying Toasters and Flshl 

Berkeley Systems 

5341 Star Trek the Screen Saver $35. 

1232 After Dark $29. 



Best Special Effects Product Rnalist - VideoFusion 

‘ VideoFusion is a complete software solution for QuickTime post-production. Create 

compelling movies using unlimited layering and alpha channel support to combine video, text, 
and graphics. Extensive libraries of transitions, DVE moves, warps, and morphs give your movies a 
professional look. Non-linear editing completes this powerful special effects application. 

VideoFusion 
5 1 65 VideoFusion S448. 



M Best Compression Product Finalist - TmiesTWo 



TimesTwo actually makes your hard disk bigger rather than making your files smaller! A one-time 
Installation converts your hard disk to tv/lce its original size in minutes, leaving your data unchanged. It’s 
completely compatible with all Mac software and works v/ith all SCSI and erasable optical disks. 




Golden Triangle 

5233 TimesTwo $99. 



SupraFAXModem 144PB 



The SupraFAXModem 144PB gives you 14,400 bps fax and data communications 
on a card that fits inside your PowerBook. You can even send and receive faxes 
when your PowerBook is turned off. Wake Up mode turns your PowerBook 
on when the modem receives a call and, when combined with the Included 

fax software, can send scheduled faxes when rates are lowest. 




Supra O 

5575 SupraFAXModem 144PB $298. 



4 Managing Your Money 5.0/TaxCut ’92 Headstart 



Buy both and get a $15 rebate direct from Meca! Managing Your Money is a complete personal 
money management system. It pays bills, tracks investments, and estimates taxes. TaxCut's easy 
interview asks you questions, completes the correct forms, and prints an IRS approved return. Gel 
I — the headstart now and upgrade to the final version available in Rbruary, free. 

Meca Software O 

5065 Managing Your Money 5.0 $32. 

5677 TaxCut ’92 Headstart $33. 

Square One ^ 

Square One stores all of your favorite files in an easy to use icon palette. To access a file, just double click on its icon. 

To switch between running applications, just click the Active Applications palette once. No more time wasted 
rummaging through your hard drive, and no goofy hierarchical menus. Just point and click with Square One, 

Binary Software 

5180 Square One $49. 





Act! Fbr The Mac/Competitive Trade-Up 

*■''■‘“*' 1 ^ This unique, integrated contact and calendar management solution handles your hectic schedule. Act! schedules calls, 
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contact and activity. If you’re using another planning or contact program, you can switch to Act! for only $891 
Call Mac’s Place for details about the Competitive Trade-up offer. 

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4970 Act! For The Mac $258. 

^ 5592 Act! Competitive Trade-up $89. 

Painter 2.0/ArlZ bundle 



Create original art or apply fantastic effects to other artwork, including scanned Images with new 
Painter 2.0. New features include color separation, spatter air-brush, Cubist effect, and multiple light 
sources. Used with the ArtZ 6” x 8” tablet^ the effects are astonishing. The latest ftom the premiere 
tablet maker, ArtZ’s stylus is cordless, batteryless, and detects 120 levels of pressure. 

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^ Best Compression Product Rnalist - Stufflt Deluxe 3.0 

Only Stufflt Deluxe can solve all your compression needs from archiving to transparent 
compression. It saves you time and money on file transfers over your modem or network and is the 
standard for all electronic services. Also included is Stufflt SpaceSaver which transparently increases 
disk space with lightning speed and without effort on your part. 

Aladdin Systems o 

4971 Stufflt Deluxe 3.0 $68. 



Best Special Effects Program Rnalist - TVpestry 



This exciting new software creates dimensional text from Pos6cript Type 1 
and TrueType fonts. Typestry uses RenderMan to transform simple words into 
extraordinary pictures. It accurately simulates metals, woods, other types of surfaces 
which can be used to decorate text. You can also move, rotate, scale, and extrude 



Best Children’s Program Rnalist - Millie’s Math House 

The Wall Streetjoumalc^ls it “A wonderful new preschool math program...” 
Millie's Math House was designed by early childhood experts and gives children ages 2 
to 6 the building blocks for a solid foundation in math. Six engaging activities packed 
with essential learning concepts are included. Sound effects and 
colorful characters inspire kids to explore and learn! 

Edmarko 

5183 MUlie’s Math House $31. 



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This is the only page-layout software that intelligently assembles your text and graphics 
automatically so you look like an expert. It includes full-featured word processing, 
“Intelligent” templates, Copy Fitting, AutoFlow, text wrap, free rotation, 
and drawing tools. System 7 savvy. 

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4324 Personal Press 2.0 $98. 



5123 Typestry 



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4813 $438. 



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Frontier 2.0 

Best Development Tool Finalist 
Userland Software 

$184, 



Accountant Inc Multiuser 3.5 

Best Financial Program Finalist 
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5664 $849. 



DrawingPad 

Best Input Device Rnalist 
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5665 



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Best Organizational Tool Finalist 
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5660 $89. 



IntellDraw 1.0 



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4771 $198. 



Tuiix) Mouse 4.0 

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4692 $108 



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Woridlink 



r Be a part of the Internet with just your Mac, a modem, and WorldLink. You’ll have access to over 15 million people via 
e-mail, countless files to download, and all the other resources the Internet has to offer. Your first 30 days of access are free. 

See the new Mac’s Place catalog for more great products from InterCon. 

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5195 WorldLink $26. '^Ccpac 

Simply Accounting ► 

Simply Accounting contains everything you need to get up and running in a flash. The primer .j 

walks you through basic accounting principles, and includes a real-life tutorial with sample data. • jBjBm' ■ ; • J 

Yet it has all the practical, powerful features you need to grow a successful business. ■ ‘ Jijfl 'm 

Reports, Genera] Ledger, Accounts Receivable/Payable, payroll, and much more. m 

Computer Associates m 

1366 Simply Accounting $132. w 



M4 Tank Simulator 



You and your buddies go for a ride. Only it’s WWII, it's a long way to Germany, and your ride is an M4 
Sherman tank. Full color, sound, and voice-commands give this authentic simulation a dramatic realism. 

Deadly Games O 

5360 M4 Tank Simulator (w/headphones, color) $34. 

3895 Battle of Britain (color) $34. 

3894 BOMBER 2 (w/headphones) $3 1 . 



With only your trusty mine detector as a guide, you’ll need logic and a lightning-fast mind to help 
you race against the clock and cross dangerous minefields in your struggle to reach safety. A strategic 
game of logic and daring. Super Mines is easy to learn, but hard to master. 

^ ScanMaker E/ScanMaker Ike 

These are the fastest color/grayscale flatbed scanners ever built by Microtek. With 24-bit color and 8-bit grayscale, both deliver 
IW crisp 600 dpi reproductions, and are capable of up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution. ScanMaker II comes with Adobe Photoshop LE. 
If you need to do color separations, try the ScanMaker Ilxe with the full version of Photoshop. 

fir Microtek 

6" 5238 ScanMaker II $928. 

5239 ScanMaker Ilxe $1,239. 



Icon Gallery 



Jazz up your System 7 desktop with Icon Gallery, the Mac-world’s largest color icon collection. 
More than 850 itty bitty icon masterpieces will add pizzazz and personality to any document. You 
don’t have to be an artist, just select “get info” and then paste. Also works great in grayscale. 

^ Component Software 

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Turbo 040 Accelerator 

Accelerates CPU lunctions v/ilh C80-10 supp!enwnl 

25MHz Turbo 040 $1099 

33MHz Turbo 040 $1339 

FastCache Turbo 25 $245 

12BK cathafor 25MHz Turbo 040 

FastCache Turbo 33 $329 

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Universal PowerCache 
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Choose arr/ DayStar model: 

33MHz PowerCache $405 

33MHz PowerCache with 68882 FPU. ...$489 

40MHz PowerCache $569 

40MHz PowerCache whh 68882 FPU. ...$649 

50MHz PowerCache $735 

50MHz PowerCache with 68882 FPU ....$859 
FastCache Quadra 128K $375 

128K Static RA>,1 cache for Quadra 

FastCache llsi 64K J265 

64K Static HAM cache (oi llsi 

FastCache IIci 64K $195 

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Rocket 040 33 

33MHz BB040 accelerator 


$1979 


Rocket 040 25i 

2W.1HZ 68040 accelerator 


$1195 


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VlDEOVlSION 

Color Interface wtiti video capture 


$1899 


Precision Color 24xp / 24xk $479/$789 

Accelerated 24-bit interlace tor 15'/ 20 displays 


Precision Color 24x...... 

Accelerated 24-bil interlace lor 21" display 


$1675 


Precision Color 8xj $475 

Accelerated B-bit color interlace, upgradeable 


Precision Color Display 20” 

Tv/o-page, 20-mch co'or display 


$2325 


Precision Color Display 19” 

Two-page. 19-incb color display 


$1989 


NEWl Precision Color Pivot 


$925 



Futl'page MLliisync color display portrait & landscape 

Monochrome Two-Page Display 19” $859 

T'.vo-paoe. lO-inch rnanochrome landscape display 

Monochrome Two-Page Display 21”. ...$1115 

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E-Machines PowerLink Presemtor $469 

Connects POhVerBook Duo to Litge screen displays 

E-Machines PowerLink DeskNet $559 

Adds Etherfiet capability & connects Powerflook Duo to 
large^reen displays 

Sigma Designs Power Portrait $599 

t6‘lnct) portrait display plugs directly into PowerRook 

Radius Power View $499 

External B-bIt color interlace lor LTacinlosli PoMuBooics 

GCC White Move II $525 

Portable inkjet printer designed lor Poy/erBook 

PSI POWERMOREM IV 14400 $425 

PSI POWERMODEM 24/96 $149 

Global Village Powerport Gold $499 

Connectix CPU PowerBook Utilities $46 

AE Datalink & Axcell Bundle $709 

Dayna SCSILink External PB Ethernet .$289 

Apple PowerBook DuoOock $999 

Apple PowerBook Battery $89 

Apple PowerBook Bahery Recharger $99 

Kensington PowerBook Numeric Keypad ..$95 







QMS 860 Hammerhead 

eOODPUppm.Tabold 11x17. 
RISC. 12MB RAM 

$3989 



MECSilentWriter 95 

300DPI, Postscript Level 2 
Auto PC/Mac Sv/itching, 6ppm 

$1359 



RasterOps 
CorrectPrint 300 

300 DPI Dye Sublimation 

$6799 






WACO/A 



HP DeskWriter 
$375 

HP 550C$715 



TI MicroLaser Turbo 

9ppm, Postscript Level 2. RISC 

$1474 

PS/17 $1175 PS/35 $1319 



GCC PLP II 

300 DPI Laser Prinlors 

$799 



CoiobPaoe T-1611 $1299 

TwO'page, 16‘incii Trinitron display 

COLOHPAOET-igil $2295 

Two-pape. 19-lncti Trinihon display 

Futura SX $499 

Acceleraled 24-bit color NuBus interface ter 16* dispiay 

Futura MX 

Accelerated 24-bil color NuDus Interface lor 19" displ.iy 

Futura LX $979 

Accelerated 24-b>t coior NuOus interface for 21" display 

DoubleColor lx $619 

8-bil color interface for 21" display 

DoubleColor LC $399 

8-bi! color inleiface for 16" display with LC 

DoubleColor SX ....$345 

O bit color interface for 16* and 4-blt color lor 19* display 

ColohLink DC/T $469 

Accelerated B-bit color interlace witli 10-base-T 



Global Village Teleport Gold $424 

1440(lop-j Send/Tleceive Fax/Dala Modem 

Global Village Teleport Silver $346 

9G'9B Send/Reccive Fax.'Dala Modem 

Global Viluoe Teleport Bronze $192 

24/96 Send.'ReceA'e Fax.<Data klodem 

Practical Peripherals PM14400 FXSA..$405 

14400bps Send/Receive Fax/Dala modem 

Prometheus Ultima Home Office $459 

96'96 Send'Recefva Fax.'Dala modem 

PSI COMstation Four $315 

960O.'48C0 send/'receive lax/data modern 

PSI COMbtation Five $479 

14400bps V.32bis send/rocaa-e lax/’data modem 

Supra V.32bis / Mac Package $285/$319 

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6x9 Standard Tablet $435 

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12x12 Standard Tablet $635 

12 X 12 pressuie-sensitr.io dgitizing tabisi 

12 X 12 Electrostatic Tablet $695 

12 X 12 pressuro-sensiti'/e digitizing lablel 

12x18 Standard Tablet $959 

12 X 16 pressure-sensitive digitizing lab el 

12x18 Electrostatic Tablet $1010 

12x18 pressure-sensibve digitizing tablet 

18 x 28 Standard Tablet $2515 

16 X 28 pressure-sensitive digitizing tablet 

Painter $199 

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LZR 960 $1599 

Laser printer with RISC processor, 2MB onboard 

LZR 965 $2369 

Laser printer with 600 x 600 dpi, SMB onboard 

LZR 1560 $3059 

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LZR 1555 $3059 

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LZR 960 & 965 Paper Cassette $39 

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LZR 1560 & 1555 Paper Cassehe $69 

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Thunderstorm Pro $2789 

Graphics accebrator bjndled with Thundar/24 

Spectrum/24 Series III $809 

Accelerated 24 bil colof interface for 21' display 

Thunoer/8 /Thunoer/24 Call 

Tiiunder*!! - Accleralcd 8b.l color Inlerface 
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DigitalFilm $4499 

OnHme. dipital-wldeo eoilino system 

SuperMatch 20-T Trinitron $2399 

Tvi-o-pepe, 20-inch Trlnl*jon mutUmode display 

SuperMatch 20 $1499 

Two-page, JO mcIi display 

SuperMatch 17-T $1129 

Fulhpago, t7-inch Trinitron display 

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Acceleratod 24-bll color interlace for 21" display 

Spectrum/8*24 PDQ $799 

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SuperMatch 21 Two-Page Color $2499 

Two-(uge. 21-inch color display 

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PhotoPro $749 

RISC adapter accelerates Photoshop fuiKtiuns 

24Sx / 24Mx / 24MxQ $605/$1135/$1135 

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8XLI/24XLI $899/$1699 

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CorrectColor Calibrator $1815 

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20" Multimooe Hitachi $1325 

T/AJ-page 20-inch Trinitron disptr/ 

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BdMB S><Xje5f renw/abie cartridge dri-res 

Infinity 40 Turbo External $499 

44MB S>0u8sl rcnxr/abfe cartridge drr/es 

Infinity 128MB 3.5" Optical $1549 

Removable, rmyritable optical cartridge drive 

Infinity 128MB 3.5" Optical Internal .$1449 

Removable, r6\viilablo optical drK'e. internal for Quadra 

Infinity Floptical 21MB $325 

Stores 21MB orr 3 5" llopllcal diskettes 

Infinity Floptical 21MB Internal $299 

Stores 21MB cn 3 5* lloptical diskettes, internal for Quadra 

PLI4GB DAT Drive $1399 

4.0GB DAT b,TCk-up drive 

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PLI MiniArray480 $2249 

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PLI 850MB MiniArray $3599 

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PLI 1.0GB MiniArray $4099 

1.0GB fixed hard drive with QuickSCSI 

Infinity Optical 5.25" 600MB Sony $2769 

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Infinity MaxOptical 1GB $3299 

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Microtek ScanMaker II $845 

Color fitbed scanner. 600 * 300 dpi 

Microtek ScanMaker IIxe $1089 

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Umax 630 $1075 

Color (taibeo scanner. 600 x 300 dpi, with PhetoShop 

Umax 630 with Transparency $1725 

Umax 840 $1349 

Color flatbed scanner. 600 x 400 dpi, rnth Photoshop 

Umax 840 with Transparency $1999 

Umax 1200 $2969 

Color llalbad scanner. BOO x 400 dpi, with Photoshop 

Umax 1200 with Transparency $3619 

Umax Scan Office $825 

Grayscale Ifatbed scanner, with Photoshop 

Umax Transparency Adapter $679 

Adds transparency scan capability to Umax scanner 

Sharp JX320 $999 

Color flatbed scanner. 300 x 300 dpi, with Photoshop 

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MS Excel 4.0 

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$299 



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Laser Master Max Writer 400 

NEC ColopIAate 300 PS40 

NEC SILEMTWRITER 95 

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TI MicroLaser PS17/PS35 

TI MicroLaser Turbo 

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$99 


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Act! CofiTAcr Manager 


$219 


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$335 


Adobe Photoshop 


$499 


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$369 


Aldus PageMaker V.4.2A 


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Cak/as v.3.0 


$239 


Claris WoRkS v.1.0 


$184 


FileMaker Pro v.2.0 


$244 


Foxbase ■►Mac v.2.1 


$265 


Fractal Design Painter v.1.2 


$229 


MacAcademy Video Traimmg 


$36 


Macromind Director v.3.1 


$849 


Microsoft Office v.3.1 


$489 


MS Project / Works 


$429/5159 


MiniCAD v.4.0 


$469 


Norton Utilities Mac v.2.0 


$88 



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Quamtum 525MB Pro 
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OmniPage Pro $599 

PixAR Typestry $159 

QuarkXPress $499 

Quark Passport $1499 

Retrospect V. 1.3 $131 

Strata^'isiom 3D v.2.5 $549 

Typestyler v.2.0 $122 

WC4TDPERFECTV.2.1 $265 

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AE Quicksilver IIs: with FPU $245 

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DGR Tech Max LC Expansion Chassis $349 

Newer Tech Variable Quadra Dverdrive $259 

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Chim CD-ROM Drive $525 

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Toshiba CD-ROM XM 3201A $685 

Type Gallery PS $229 

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$799 


Faraucn Timbuktu Remote Axess Pack 


$849 


Shiva FastPath 5 


$1650 


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$315.-$405 


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Apple Extended Keyboard 


$170 


DataDesk 101 Keyboard 


$115 


Kensington Turbo Mouse 4,0 


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^._. _ Removable Cartridges QTY I OTY 10 OSkciubMac 88c External (SQ5110C) 
DLOGV Cartridge $64 $62 ^JBSfcClubMac 88c Internal 

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$619 

$599 

$1149 



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Performance I 

Urformalted Model Description 

Capacity 

XT 9erie9 (3.5" Low Profile) 

1 20mb 71 20XT 3.5" Low Prolile 
207mb 7213 3.5" Low Prolile 

LXT 9erie9 (3.5" Half Height) 

330mb LXT-340 3.5" Hall Height 
535mb LXT-535 3.5" Low Prolile 
XT-8000 AND PANTHER 9eRIE9 (5.2" FULL HeIOHT) 

645mb XT-8760S 5.25" Full Height 16.5ms 639mb $1179 

1.2GIG P0-12S 5.25" Full Height 13rns 997mb $1485 

1.7GIG P0-17S 5.25" Full Height 13ms 1433mb $1749 



Unformatted Model Average Actual MAC 

Capacity Access Capacity 

Go Driver 2.5" Low Profile for Notebookr 
80mb GO*80 17ms 80mb $325 i 

120mb GO*120 17ms 120mb $455 i 

EL9 Driver 3.5" Low Profile Sr Low Power 
42mb ELS42 19ms 40mb $185 1 

85mb ELS85 17ms 82mb $239 1 

127mb ELS127 17ms 124mb $309 ! 

170mb ELS170 17ms 160mb $345 i 

LP9 Driver 3.5" Low Profile Sr High Performance 
240mb LPS240 10ms 234mb $519 

525mb LPS525 10ms 525mb $1049 

PRO Driver 3.5" High Capacity Sr Performance 
425mb PR0425 19ms 406mb 

700mb PR0700 10ms 700mb 



External 



Irlemal 



Average Actual MAC Internal 
Access Capacity 



External 



$699 

$1049 



$959 
$1309 
$1589 
$1759 

ELS. LPS, PRO drives carry a TWO Year Warranty. Go*Drivos carry a ONE Year Warranty. 



Seagate 



Unformatted Model Description Average Actual MAC Internal 

Capacity Access Capacity 

425mb M2623SA 3.5" Hall Height 9ms 405mb $965 

520mb M2624SA 3.5" Hall Height 9ms 496mb $1 025 

1.2GIG M2266 5.25" Full Height 14.5ms 1029mb $1579 

2.0GIG M2652 5.25" Full Height 14.5ms 1.6GIG $2679 



External 



External 



Unformatted Model Description Average Actual MAC Intomal 

Capacity Access Capacity 

1.6GIG ST41651N 5.25" Full Ht Wren-8 15ms 1350mb $1909 

2.1 GIG ST42100N 5.25" Full Hi Wren-9 12.9ms 1900mb $2129 

1.6GIG ST41600N 5.25" Full Hi Ellte-1 11.5ms 1307mb $2069 

2.4GIG ST42400N 5.25" Full Ht Ellle-2 11ms 2050mb $2949 

3.4GIG ST43400N 5.25" Full Ht Ellle-3 11ms 2750mb $4129 

Seagate Drives cany a ONE Year Warranty. 



$1025 

$1085 

$1679 

$2779 






Model Description Average Actual MAC Inlernai 
Access Capacity 

CP30080E 3.5" Low Prolile 17ms 82 mb $239 

CP30100 3.5“ Low Prolile 19ms 116 mb $289 

CP30170E 3.5’ Low Prolile 9ms 160 mb $329 
CP30200 3.5" Low Profile 9ms 206 mb $459 

CP30540 3.5" Low Profile 8.5ms 515 mb $995 

Conner drives carry a ONE Year Warranty. 



External 



Untor matted 
Capacity 

85mb 

120mb 

170mb 

212mb 

540mb 



Media Internal 

CT600N $469 
CT600F $679 
4mm $1219 
4mm $1249 



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b Teac MT2ST/N50 Analog 
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G ARDAT DAT, DDS 

G WangDAT 1300XL DAT, DDS 

G WangDAT 3200 DAT, DDS-DC 4mm 

G HP 35470A DAT. DDS 4mm 

G HP 35480A DAT, DDS-DC 4mm 

G Exabyte EXB-8200 Digital/Helical 8mm 
G Exabyte EXB-8500 Digital/Helical 8mm 

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ClubMac OPTICAL Drives 

Model Capacity Description Seek 

CMO-OD3000 Teac I28mb 3.5" Hall Ht 45ms 

CMO-LF3004 Panasonic 128mb 3.5" Half HI 45ms 

CMO-3100E Ricoh 128mb 3.5" Hall HI 45ms 

CMO-3051 E Ricoh 594/652mb 5.25“ Full Ht 28ms 

TAHITI II MaxOptix 650/1.0GIG 5.25" Full HI 35ms 
1 28mb Cartridge 3.5" Single Sided 

594/652mb Cartridge 5.25" - 512/1024 bytes/sec 



External 

$1049 

$1129 

$1089 

$2399 

$3269 

$39 

$99 



$1329 

$1529 



Bundled wUh 
Retrospect v.t.So 
Backup Seftware 






DIGITAL 

POWERCACHE (Classic. SE. LC. SE/30. 
II. Ilx. Hex. list, IId. Performa) 

w/oFPUw/FPU 
33 MHz PowerCache* $389 $479 
40 MHz PowerCache’ $559 $649 
50 MHz PowerCache’ $729 $859 
Equalizer LC $169 $239 

PowerCache Adapter $41 

•PowerCache Adapter not included 



Macintosh 

Memory 

I Quadra 950 
16mb Module $540 
256 VRAM $Call 
V;oeo(0700/900) 
256 VRAM $Call 



Macintosh Memory 
1 mb X 8- 80ns $32 
2mb X 8 - 80ns $64 
4mbX8-80ns $124 
16mbX8-80ns $540 
Mac llnr 

1mbX8-80ns $33 
4mbX8-80ns $130 
16mbX8-80n3 $Call 



33 MHz Turbo 040 
FaotCache Turbo 33 
Charger 

Cache Cardg 

FastCache llsi $279 

FastCache llsi with 68882 $349 

FastCache I Id $215 

FastCache Quadra-OToo^soo $259 

FastCache Quadra-OToo'Soo.sso $399 

Expansion Boards 
DualPort llsi $165 

PowerMath LC $115 

PowerBook I40/T70 
4MB Memory Module $234 
6MB Memory Module $324 
PowBtBooK 160/180 
8MB Memory Module $387 
10MB Memory Module $469 

Duo 210/230 

4MB Memory Module $387 
8MB Memory Module $634 






Modems 

SupnP/UeSaem vsM< $349 



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14.4 data modem 
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MNP5w/Fax 




PowerMociem I 

(24.’96'48 S'TI lax modem) 

PowerModem II 

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PowerModem III 

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PowerModem IV 

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$135 
$235 
$339 ^ 
$419 



Color Scanners 




EPSON 

ES-600C (ScanTastic) $949 ^ 



ES-6(XKJ (Adobe Photoshep-FoB Versa ScanTaslic) $121 9 
ES-800C (ScanTastic) $1299 

ES-800C (Adobe Photoshop arxJ Scantaslic $1 499 

Auto. Doc. Feeder (ES-6ooc and e&sooc) $469 

Transparency Unit tES-eooc and Es-eooc) $769 



IV V ff"^ Scan Maker II (Adobe Photoshop LE) 

IVII^tXv/ I CIV I 



$889 

ScanMaker lIXE (AdobePhotoshop-Fuiivefs)$1185 



m Multimedia- Gallery 

$799 









CDR-74 
Multimedia Gallery 
CDR-74 (Mac hterface) 



$619 



C D • EXt»KBSS'^ 

CDR-2B $395 

Express Bundle 

NEC CD-ROMs for the PC 

CDR-74 PC Multimedia Gallery $799 
CDR-74 with PC Interface $649 

CDR-25 PC Express Bundle $395 





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$1199 




Radius Rocket 33 


$1989 




RocketShare 


$399 




SCSI-2 Booster 


$249 


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Color Display/21 


$2999 




PredsionColor Pivot 


$945 




PredsionColor 20/S 


$2319 




PredsionColorr/20 


$2319 




PrecisionColor/1 9 


$2029 




Full Page Display 


$569 




Monochrome Pivot 


$699 




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$899 




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$1149 




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$1299 






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Radius Video Cards 

VideoVision $1949 

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PredsionColor 24XP $489 

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TPDtMacll. llsi. SE. SE/X) 

PowerView 



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SuperMatch 20»T Multimode Trin $2525 

SuperMalch 20 Color $1 499 

SuperMatch 1 7«T T rinitron $1 099 

21 Platinum (Black and White) $999 

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ThundorStorm 



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$1939 


RasterOps' 


PatniBoard 24 / Li 
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RasterOps 24Sx 
Multimedia 


$1549 / 829 
$929 / 465 
$1165 
$619 


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CorreclColon^OT MuiliScan 
21’ Color (2168) 

20 Multimode Color (2085H) 


$3965 

$2679 

$1345 




20T MulllScan TrnKron (2075M) 


$2599 


RasterOps 24XLTV 


$2699 


2r Mono'Gray S:ale (21 10) 


$999 


MediaTime 


$1549 


15‘Mono'GS Portrait (1510) 


$505 


RasterOps 24STV 


$779 


ClearVuei'SD21 (2570) 


$1399 


RasterOps VWeoTime 


$1165 


16* Sweet 16 Color (1649) 


$1165 




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Thick/Thin/ llJBaseT, 6-lK S199 

Thkk/Thin, MK SH*/ 

Thick/ lOBascT.MK $149 

Mac Ilsi 8/ SE/30 (oao pos) 

Thjck/Thm/ lOBascT. 64K. FPU AKkrt $1 W 
Thick/Thin/I0BascT,64K, FPU Chip $289 
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Thick/ thin. 64K. FPU Chip S239 

Thick/ HUI.w.eT. 64K. FPU S<Kkel S149 

Thick/ l()ll.i.seT. MK. FPU Chip S239 

Mac lc 8r LCII (030 & 030 pos) 

Thin/ 1 UBaM?T. FPU Socket S199 

Thin/ I0Iki!<T. FPU Chip S2H9 

Thick/Thin, MK. HTJ Sockrt $149 

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lOBiseT. FPU StHkel $149 

10Ba^t•T. FPU Chip $239 

Mac SE (esooo pos) 

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Adobe PostScnpi Level 2 • 6 ppm (Model 97 • 10 ppm) • 300 dpi 
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AppieTatk. Sena) & Paralel Inteffase 

Multisync Monitors 

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Mac FG 8X / 24X Interface 



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Oraphio Carda * 5 YEAR 
Oraphio Diaplnyo * 3 YEAR 



Graphic Caros 

Thunde'«24 

Thunde'/B 

Spectrurrv24 Series IV 
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AsmtoVU-v^/Mac 2X) Software 
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AsmtePrlnl. Thick/Tliin 
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$239 

$119 

$139 



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2400bps modem. 9600bps, class 2, Group 3 fax, 
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9600bps modem with compression to 38400bps. 
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127/170MBQuantiim ELS** $329/$399 

52MB Quantum Pro** $219 

105/120MB Quantum Pro** $329/$359 

240/525MB Quantum Pro** $599/$1125 

80/120MB Quantum PB Go** $349/$4IO 

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fine as long as you don’t have to 
worry about an accident or loss. 

But what if you came to 
your office one morning 
to find you'd been 
robbed? Or your home 
had been ransacked? Or that a 
pipe had burst and caused water 
damage? Or that your system, 
too, had fallen victim to a leading 
destroyer of micro-systems — a 
power surge? .All events beyond 
your control. If something like 
this should happen to you, you’re 
likely to find out the hard w-ay just 
how limited your standard insur- 
ance policy’s protection really is. 
And no matter how- little or how 
much you have invested in your 
computer system, discovering that 
it’s not covered can be an expensive 
lesson. 



Now you can be sure 
SAFEWARE was developed by an 
insurance professional who w'as 
shocked to learn that his very own 
personal computer was at risk. Can 
you imagine? What he discovered 
was that his homeowners insurance 
policy excluded coverage as soon as 
he began operating his first business 
program. Even his simplest spread- 
sheet voided coverage. Because 
most homeowners policies won 't 
cover any equipment used for busi- 
ness, no matter how' infrequently. 
Out of this need was born 
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With SAFEWARE there’s no 
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coverage can grow with your sys- 
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value rather than for each individual 
item. This will be especially impor- 



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to buy additional equipment or 
software. Even just one peripheral. 

What the editor.s reported 
Publication editors have discovered 
the news about SAFEWARE and 
have reported to their readers. 
Computer Decisions: . . . “Your 
personal computer might not be safe 
at home. If it is not insured, then 
you’re running the risk of losing the 
thousands of dollars you’ve 
invested ...” 

Personal Computing: . . . “Replacing 
hardware may be more of a prob- 
lem than you thought it would 
be . . . That’s why (a computer con- 
sultant) suggests that you get the 
computer insured.” 

Wall Street Journal : . . . 
“[SAFEWAREl introduces cover- 
age that insures home computers 
regardless of use. The usual pre- 
mium: about $75 a year.” 



No risk offer 

SAFEWARE is a comprehensive 
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softw'arc, and all media. Your 
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damage caused by power surges 
... the leading destroyer of 
microcomputers. 



Easy to order 

Choose from three simple ways to 
pay for your complete SAFEWARE 
protection: Call the toll-free phone 
number listed and we’ll charge your 
premium to your VISA or 
MasterCard. Or, you can mail us 
the coupon below along with your 
check. Or, send us the coupon and 
charge to your credit card. 



Total Hardware, Media & 
Software System Value 


Annual 

Premium 


UptoS 2.000 


$ 49 


S 2,001-$ 5.000 


S 69 


$ 5.001-S 8.000 


$ 89 


$ 8,001-SI 1.000 


$109 


$11,001-514.000 


$129 


Call toll-free for rates on higher coverages 


It is an underwriting requirement 
that you insure your .system 
for full replacement cost. 



800 - 848-3469 

Phones open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern 
Time Monday through Friday 
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2929 N. High St. 

P.O.Box 02211 
Columbus, OH 43202 

With SAFEWARE you get . . . 

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• Freedom from w'orries of fire , theft 
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Microsoft Excel 

Microsoft Corporation 
Microsoft Office 
Microsoft Corporation 
Microsoft Word 
Microsoft Corporation 
FileMaker Pro 
Claris Corporation 
MacDraw Pro 
Claris Corporation 
Microsoft Works 
A / icrosoft Coi'poration 
ClarisWorks 
Claris Corporation 
Quicken 
Intuit 

WordPerfect for 
the Macintosh 

I Vonl Perfect Corporation 
MaeWrite II 
Claris Corporation 
MacDraw II 
Claris Corporation 
1-2-3 for the Macintosh 
Lotus Development 
QuarkXPress 
Quark 

Aldus PageMaker 

Aldus Corporation 
MacProject 
Claris Corporation 

Bdiicalion Software 



4 3 



33 1 



34—5 



Microsoft Flight Simulator 

Microsoft Corporation 

Space Quest III 

Sierra On-Line 

King's Quest IV 

Sierra On-Line 

Tetris 

Spectrum lloloPyte 

SimCity 

Maxis 



Nelwoiiv/Data 

Gomniimiealions 



40 1 1 PhoneNet 

Farallon Cornputing 
9 3 2 AppleTalk Remote Access 

Apple Computer 
— — 3 Etherlink NuBus 
3Com Corporation 
63 2 4 AppleShare 

Apple Cotnp liter 
21—5 White Knight 

FreeS oft Co rp o ra t io n 

Add-In lioards 



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33 3 



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Berkeley Systems 

SAM 

Symantec Corporation 

Norton Utilities for 
Macintosh 

Symantec Corporation 
More After Dark 
Berkeley Systems 
Vi rex 

Microcom 



2 — 2 



60 1 



Math Rabbit 

The Leai'ning Company 

The Writing Center 

The Learning Company 

Reader Rabbit 
The Learning Company 
The Playroom 
Broderbund Software 
Where in the USA 
Is Carmen Sandiego? 
Broderbund Software 



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23 1 1 Macintosh llsi 

NuBus Adapter Card 

Apple Computer 

7 4 2 Macintosh II FDHD Upgrade 

Apple Computer 

27 2 3 Macintosh Display Card 8*24 

Apple Computer 
— — 4 MacCon3 for NuBus 

Asante 

8 5 5 Spectrum/8 

Super Mac 



Source: Exclusive Audits & Surveys research from more than 250 Macintosh 
retailers and selected mail-order vendors. Covers sales during November 1992. 



The AmCoEx Index of Used 
AAac Prices 


MachIne/RAM/ 
Hard Drive 


Average 
Sale Price 


Monthly 

Change 


Mac SE/2MB/20MB 


$700 


+$25 


AAac Portable/ 1MB/40MQ 


$600 


$0 


PowerBoolc 100/4MB/40MB $800 


+S25 


PowerBool(140/4MB/40MB $1350 


$0 


Mac Classi:/2MB/40MB 


$625 


+$25 


Mac SE/3C/2MB/40MB 


$1450 


-$50 


Mac LC/2MB/40MB 


$825 


+S25 


Mac II/4MB/40MB 


S1300 


•$100 


Mac IISI/3MB/40MB 


$1175 


•$100 


Mac IICX/4MB/80MB 


$1500 


•$275 


Mac ird/4MB/aOMB 


$1850 


•S250 


Mac llfx/4MB/80MB 


$2700 


•$200 


Apple 12-hch 
B&W display/board 


$125 


-$25 


Apple 13'iich 
RGB display/board 


$425 


-$50 


LaserWnter Plus 


$800 


-$50 


LaserWriter lINT 


$1150 


-$300 


Index piovioed by the Amcdcan Computer Exchange of 
Atlanta, Cecrgia (800/786-0717). It reflecti w/es during 
week ol December 21, Conligurations include keyboard 
and exclude mondof ,ind display board hr nonconipact 
models. 



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Marc ti 1993 MACWORLD 




MIRROm GOT SOMETHING 
YOU NEED TO IGOK INTO. 



No matter which Macintosh you use, your work 
will look better on a Mirror display system, h rom our 
stunning ProView 'frinitron 24-bit color system, to our 
Viewl’ort h'ull-page Display that works on any .Mac, 
Mirror displays are engineered for top performance and 




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priced for the tightest budget. With over a dozen 
systems to choose from, you’re bound to find one that’s 
right for your needs and budget. Whether you’re 
looking to upgrade a .Mac I^lus to the convenience of a 
full-page display, to add a color display to your 
PowerBook, or need a 24-bit ProView system, .Mirror is 
your one source for value and performance in .Macintosh 
displays. Nobody offers a wider range of systems. 

Not sure what display you need.^ Our expert .sales 
staff can recommend the .system that’s just right for your 
application. All Mirror products are backed by our 
famous 30-day “love it or return it” guarantee, and 
lifetime technical support. Call today, and you could be 
looking into a Mirror tomorrow. 

MIRROR 

The Best Thing Next lb Your Mac" 



COLOR SYSTEMS 



EXPAND THAT "NON EXPANDABLE" MAC 



N-inrh Color Display $399 

NEW tower prim on Pim-rVisimi 
video adapfets for Eov'criiook 
from $399 

/ 6-inr/i Minor Tiinilnm $ 1 099', 

<’?-/'//$ 1349, 16-^//$1449, .^•/-A/$1549 

20-inrh PnWiev: Trinitmn 8-hil $2499, 
24-hit %2799 

20-inch Proving ^■<?-A/$I799, 
24-hit%2m^ 



Mirrnrnmkes the aikantages of large screens iwailahle to 

evety Macintosh, even those tvithont 
expansion slots. Onr PenverVisimr 
video adapter for the 
PirmrPook I40II45II70, gives yon 8-hit color on a t.d 14-inch display, or 4-hit 
grayscale on a IS inch Portrait Display. Completely intenial, the Pov'erVhion is 




MONOCHROME SYSTEMS 

15-inch Grayscale Potirait Display $399, 
tvifh monochrome card%hA^) 

VievePort" Fall-page 8C8I Display, perfea 
for Mac Pln.v Clcmir II or PemerPook $699 

/ 9-inch Two-page Dispicty w! card %799 

21-inch Grayscale Display $999, 
a.”/ monochrome card $1199 



ahsolutely the highest perfonnance video available for Pawerliooh'. The Minor 



ViewPort"' is a 15-inch Monochmne Display that 
works on any Mac with a SCSI poit, including 
Pluses, Chnssiis and Powerliook tOOs. The 
Viewpoitfeatnns built-in QuickDraw acceleration. 





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COUNt SCANNER 
ENHANCED. 

HE PRICE BH7. 



Introducing the new, improved Mirror family of 
color scanners. Starting with what we learned from the 
original Mirror 600, we 
designed the new 600 Plus to 
be the fastest, easiest-to-use 
color scanner you could buy. The 
priced it so low you might mistal 
for an average scanner. Then we 
the same thing with an 800 dpi ver- Transpmnq 
sion. But we still weren’t satisfied. »<lapter available 

So we designed the Mirror Pro series, featuring 
integrated JPEG compression acceleration. 

The new Mirror scanners feature hardware 
gamma correction and a precision single-sensor scan 
head for rich, vibrant colors, stunning sharpness and 
superb registration ever^' time. 

We also redesigned our scanning software from 



the ground up. MirrorScan'” combines sophisticated 
and powerful controls with a clear, easy-to-use 
interface, for great scans ever)' time. 

For serious design and publishing applications, 
we offer the 600 Pro and 800 Pro Color Scanners. With 
all the great features of the 600 and 800, plus hardware 
acceleration for JPEG compression, the Pro models let 
you scan even full-resolution images faster. And with 
JPEG, your images can be compressed to l/50th of 
normal size, resulting in substantial savings in disk 
space, time and money' 

Don’t wait! All Mirror products are backed by a 
3o-day money-back guarantee; order todays and you 
could have an enhanced image tomorrow 

MIRROR 

The Best Thing Next lb Your Mac 

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MIRRORSCAN SOFTWARE FOR 
TOTAL CONTROL 

MirrorScan gives you total control of the 

scanning procesSy for pwfessional n’Milts 

rvety time. Scan from black and ’vi'liite to 
24-bit color; sttve your scans as EPSy 
TIFEy PJCTy or JPEG; zoom in on the 
full-color previm; set ^hite and Mack 
points; adjust image gammay brightness and contrast; and set croppingy molution 
and scale ftom one easy-to-use ‘bi'indow. WJietheryou use the application y De.d' 
Accessoiy or Photoshop Plug-iiiy you get maximum cont/vl and optimum mu Its. 




INTEGRATED JPEG 
ACCELERATOR* 

The Minor 600 Pro andeW Pro include MirroFs 
exclusive Quick! technology for JPEG compmsion and 
decompmsion. V^Urrking with Quick Timey the Pto .series 
can s(!ve high- resolution scans fa.ster and saves disk 
space h compressing images up to 50 to I. These fea- 
tum an fully integrated into the MinorScan software; 
JPEG fdes can be used in most applications that sup- 
pan PICT. (The Mirror Pto senes scanner require an 
available Nulius slot.) 








MIRROm NEW 

1$ GREAILY 
roRTUNAIEKT 



SCANNERS 



600 DPI 800 DPI Transparencs adapter 

600 Plus Color Scannet\ 800 Plus Color Seamier, for 600 or 800 models 

with MinwScafr Software with MirrorScan Software $S99 

$999 $1,299 

Adobe Photoshop f 

600 Pro Color Seamier, 800 Pro Color Scanner, veision 2. 0 1 

with JPEG Compmsion with JPEG Compression $200 Uv^uimSemmerruahme^ 

and MinvrScan Software and MinorSean Software 

$lfS99^ $1,699^ 




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Kensington inu oduces two new produces for PowerBook® 
compiiiers. 



Kensington NoteBook KeyPad 

Want to add full keyboaiil performance lo your PowerBook? 
W^nt to enter numbers fast and accurately? 

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Features include a calculator-style layout, matliematical 
function keys and an ovei sized Enter key. All keys ai e 

full-size. We even added the Dot Home 

Key” for touch users. 

Wliat’s more, 15 additional Function 
keys help reduce keysQ'okes and enable 
VAX/ mainframe communication. 

The Kensington NoteBook KeyPad has a 
small footprint, weighs just under 9 oz., plugs 
into any i-WB port and is System 7 compatible. 



Kensington NoteBook Traveler”* 

Now diere’s a ti'aveling case designed just for 
PowerBook computers. It’s nigged. 



yet lightweight. Stylish, yet functioniil. And it comes in tliree 
convenient sizes — die full featured Executivewmlon, die ever 
popul'tU'/>/i/AV?and the sUeamlined Comfml. 

All versions include an impact-resistant computer com- 
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comparUiients and handy utility pouches. 

Our new Executive version features three separate com- 
partments for iiiiLximum storage, handy elasdc sn aps for 
securing accessories, an accordion-style 
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for quick access. 

Eveiy ciise has a durable, water-resistant 
fabric shell, a remorable shoulder sn ap, reinforced 
webbing and self-repairing zippers. What’s more, 
our unique easv'-ciirry’ handle combines die 
sneii^i of rivet-reinlbrced nylon \ridi die 
comfort of foam mbber. 

For more infomiation, call 800-5354242. 
Outside die US, 415-572-2700. For infomia- 
tion bv fax, call 800-5354242 and enter 82. 



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Apple. Mariiitosli and IViwerliouk arc registered trademarks of Apple ('^miputcr Inc. C 1992 Kensingtun Nticrow^e lamiied. 12/92